Abortion : A Common Medical Procedure

Abortion has been and still is one of the most controversial topics in American culture. The reason for the controversy is the different viewpoints of this very personal matter. Some believe that abortion is the same as murder. Others believe it’s a personal choice which only they have the right to make. Due to the nature of the procedure and the concerns associated with ending a pregnancy, abortion will continue to top the list of “touchy” subjects in American politics and culture. As a pro-choice advocate, it is important for the right to have an abortion to be established and protected.

We have seen a monumental amount of political and social activism coming from Pro-life and Pro-choice proponents in the 25 years following the Supreme Court 's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. Far from settling the issue of a woman 's constitutional right to an abortion, the Roe decision galvanized pro-life and prochoice groups and precipitated many small "battles" in what many on both sides view to be a "war" between fetal protection and women 's access to reproductive choice (Oliveri, 1998). Now, the choice to abort a child in what is now being deemed as “late-term” abortion is something that activists and political leaders are wanting.

Throughout American history, women have faced many challenges to earn equal rights in almost all aspects of life. Although changes have been made, today there are still battle to be won. One of these issues is the struggle for improving reproductive rights. Women are often judged for their maternal decisions, whether that is in choosing surrogacy, abortion, and even those who choose different forms of contraception. Over the years, Planned Parenthood and other health services have recieved a negative connotation for what services they provide, especially on the basis of providing abortion services. With our new president in office, women are concerned that their reproductive rights, such as the right to have an

Susan Yanow begins by advocating for the increased availability of procuring abortions for all women no matter their income, location, or age. She offers a complaint against the many barriers for woman to obtaining an abortion, “State restrictions… create almost insurmountable barriers to access, especially for rural, young, and low-income women.” Yanow argues that women should not have to travel long distances or deal with unnecessary requirements in order to “get the reproductive health care they need.” She resolves this by insisting on integrating abortion into primary care in such a way that family physicians at home be allowed to perform first trimester abortions.

Abortion is a controversial topic that has plagued the country for decades. Even after the 7-2 Supreme Court trial (Roe vs. Wade) made it legal for women to choose to get abortions. This decision was based off the right of privacy coupled with the agreement between the woman and the state. Due to this decision abortion rights vary from state to state, in fact, about 85% of United States counties do not provide abortion services. Even though, abortion is ten times safer than the actual process of giving birth and 68,000 women died from resorting to “back-alley abortions.” Knowing all this, there are still two main groups arguing

A difficult dilemma exists today in the American healthcare system concerning the rights of healthcare and religious institutions, universities with religious affiliation, and private business owners who refuse to provide insurance that covers abortion related services and or medications pertaining to such services. This quandary also encompasses individual practitioners such as physicians and nurses who refuse to participate in this practice. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) now requires contraceptive coverage, and contraceptive counseling for those businesses and practitioners who participate in the Health Insurance Marketplace, (HealthCare.gov, 2016), and in some states, the ACA also requires that

The Severity of Abortion and its Role in the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Abortion is one of the most controversial topics that has divided America due to its fundamental and morals beliefs. Democrats argue that a woman should have the right to make their own health decisions, while republicans pro-life’s point of view is that abortion is giving someone the right to kill a human being. Pro-life individuals stress that psychological and medical risks will develop after an abortion such as troubled relationships, suicide, risk of PID, pelvic infection deceased and infertility. Our current presidential abortion debate also argues the amount of funds given by the government to planned parenthood estimates to 528.4 million dollars last year alone. One of the major issues that pro-life individuals have argue on the anti abortion debate is that planned parenthood has been accused of illegally selling fetal tissues and organs, it also exposed abortion clinics as horrific and unhealthy abortion practices. The question is should

The issue of abortion is notoriously controversial. Since the Supreme Court’s 1992 ruling in Casey v. Planned Parenthood, states have enacted different restrictions on the procedure. These restrictions vary from state to state. Nineteen states currently have laws prohibiting partial-birth abortion, and forty-one states strictly prohibit abortions except in cases of life-endangerment. One particularly incendiary area of abortion law is that of public funding. However, as of this year there are only seventeen states that cover abortion procedures through public funding. In this paper we will discuss federal abortion legislation, while describing the laws and political ideologies of the following states: Texas, California, New

Since its implementation in 2010, President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been a popular controversial topic in ethical and political affairs. Besides its requirements that employers must offer the approved insurance plans and employees must purchase them, its most disputed issue is the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate, more commonly known as the contraception mandate. To summarize, all insurance agencies and plans must offer and cover the full cost at least one of the approved eighteen types of contraception in the PPACA, which excludes any form of abortionist procedures. For the last five years, this mandate has been at the core of several court cases that question the supposed line between the

Abortion in Queensland is the only medical procedure that is still considered a criminal offence in the Criminal Code Act 1999 (Qld). Since the abortion laws were introduced societies attitudes, safe medical practices and women’s status in Australian society have changed. As a result the current laws do not reflect modern day’s society’s view and does not effectively protect stakeholder’s rights. Abortion should be decriminalised and made legal up to 17 weeks. However abortion past 17 weeks can only be permitted if the mother is at risk. Sexual education should also be increased in high schools to promote safe sex and conception. This will ensure that women rights are effectively protect and the law better reflects society’s attitudes.

During the debate over health care reform, we often heard that health care is a basic human right. That’s true — and just as true is the fact that women have the basic human right to safe, legal abortion care. And that means all women, not just the ones with the resources to overcome medically unnecessary, demeaning and stigmatizing

Abortion has been a delicate, heavily debated topic for years. It has not only been a heated topic in the religious aspect of the world, but in the political aspect as well. Political figures around the world have been faced with the task of figuring out how to handle abortion. Many countries even have laws in place describing what can and cannot be done.

This final article explains that the government refuses to pay for abortions of women dependent upon public assistance (Roberts, 1977). Author Steven Roberts, wrote that because women on public assistance were refused financial assistance to acquire abortions, many opting for illegal abortions endangered their lives. Not only were facilities not up to code, but many performing the procedure were not medically approved to do so. As a result, these lower income women had a difficult time acquiring abortion services because many health care facilities refused to carry out the practice. In the end, many women accepted unwanted pregnancies, become more impoverished, and tried to make the best of unplanned situations.

Just because a woman acted foolishly and carelessly does not mean that an innocent third party, the child, should have to accept the punishment for their mother’s actions. Another alarming statistic is that twenty-two percent of all pregnancies in the United States end in abortion (U.S. Abortion Statistics). Many of these abortions occur from people who live below the poverty level and cannot afford proper birth control. While abortion has been decreasing among most groups of categories that are determined by characteristics such as age, race, and financial income; abortions among poor people have been on the rise. In 2008, poor women were responsible for forty-two percent of all abortions that took place in the United States. Likewise, the abortion rate of poor women escalated by eight-teen percent from 2000-2008 (Wind). This problem can be solved by providing more heath care clinics through the country for those individuals who cannot afford birth control. With more available heath care clinics, the amount of abortions that occur will be diminished significantly and wrongful killing of unborn children will come to an end.