Abortion Regulations

In the news article “Abortion: Every Woman’s Rights” Sharon Smith wrote an article about women’s rights to get abortions prior to the hearing of the Planned Parenthood v. Casey court case, “which threatened to severely restrict women access to abortion” (Smith). Women wanted reproductive control over their lives and felt that they were not equal to men no matter what advances they got at work and how high their level of education was. The women’s right movement wanted women to have the choice of abortion for all women, the rich and the poor. In the US, thirty- seven states did not provide

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There have been many debates over abortion. One of the more famous acts in history about abortion is Roe vs. Wade on January 22, 1973. In this case the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions. This includes the decision to have an abortion without interference from politics and regulations, or religion. Therefore, a state may not ban abortion prior to viability.

In the year 1970, it was illegal for women in many states to get an abortion. One day, a woman named Jane Roe wished to challenge those laws which kept her from getting what she wanted: an abortion. Her stand against these laws was, is, and will always be controversial among American citizens and people around the world. The historical court case in which this occurred was called Roe v. Wade, and was caused by the events of one woman and many factors of the country in which she called home.

Texas is a key state when it comes to looking at abortion policy, and the laws surrounding it. The fight for a women’s right of choice regarding her body came about in Texas in 1969 with the supreme court case regarding a women’s right to an abortion. Now, in 2016 the state of Texas continues to fight with congress regarding issues surrounding women obtaining an abortion. The HB2 bill, which people from all over the country are fighting both for, and against, is in the eye of the camera as Texas implements some of the strictest rules yet regarding who, when, where, and how abortions can be performed.

Nothing in the record states statistics or scientific evidence on the purported states interests. In the case of Planned Parenthood v. Rounds, the 8th circuit noted that states may mandate disclosures as part of obtaining informed consent so long as those disclosures are neither false nor misleading. In addition, the South Dakota law does not require doctors to inform women that abortion causes suicide, it requires only that women hear that abortion is associated with an increased risk of suicide and as used in scientific sense “association does not imply causation.” This can be applied to the case at bar in that the script is invalid in that the script states “a sizable number of women who abort fetuses commit suicide or engage in other acts of violence.” This serves to show that the script is misleading as it implies abortion to be a causation of suicide or other acts of violence. The script, as required by Proposition 417, is worded to coerce women to not choose abortion due to the fear of the hypothetical link between abortion and suicide or other acts of violence. However, the stated interest is not furthered by the script and is an act of the State of Olympus to place an undue burden on women that want to legally obtain an abortion as their constitutional right set forth by Roe v.

After the most widely known court case in the United States, Roe v. Wade (1973), a woman had a right to have a legal abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy (The National Right to Life Committee, inc., 2014). Legislation decided that States were able to regulate abortion into the second trimester, only to reasonable promote the interest of the women 's health. The third trimester was the first time the state was able to say no to protect the life of the fetus (Arrigo & Waldman, 2014).

States that are strict on abortion policies have implemented it well into their healthcare system. The criterion that should be most focused on is the equity of the outcomes. The purpose of this research and policy alternatives is for more access and equal access to abortion/pregnancy education in general.

Politicians, especially the old men who think that they know what is best, should not be voting on whether women should have their basic rights to their own bodies. President Obama agrees, he even stated, “As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters,” (Obama, 2012). Most states have strict abortion policies, which makes it difficult for women. Forty-two states have gestational limits, in which the states can prohibit the abortion unless it is dangerous for the woman. Gestational limits should be removed because it closes the door on many women who want or even need abortions. There are 17 states that require mandated counseling, where they discuss, and almost perpetuate the idea that abortions are bad by lecturing about a connection between abortion and breast cancer, the chance of a fetus to feel pain, or long-term mental health effects for the woman. This draws out a time period where it might not be safe anymore for the woman to have said abortion. Elizabeth Nash, the leader of a pro-choice health research group from Guttmacher Institute, discusses, “The people developing these counseling materials are not really interested in talking about the facts. They are interested in persuading a woman from getting an abortion in the first place,” (Nash 2012). Even after the counseling, 26 states would make the woman go through a waiting period of one to two days, while making more than one visit to the clinic, before she is allowed to receive an abortion. It is too inconvenient and difficult for women to be able to enjoy the basic right to their own bodies. The legal limitations need to be revised in order for women to really be able to be a part of this society. Restrictions, including refusal to perform an

In life, there will be difficult decisions that a woman must make, sometimes this includes issues such as pregnancy and abortion. Originally thought to be a place for a woman and her doctor, politics has found a way to intervene. This is reproductive rights legislation, in which there are rules concerning abortion and often barriers such as a wait time and mandatory delays. I will be discussing the history of reproductive rights legislation. The aspect of reproductive rights legislation in particular I will be exploring is abortion. I will highlight why abortion is important to society and discuss my personal opinion of why I am passionate about this issue. I will delve into the key concepts of abortion which include pro-life and pro-choice

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

Obama is a historic president for a variety of reasons, all of which have nothing to do with his skin color. Many of the policies that the nation has undertaken or transformed during his presidency have much to do with Obama's bravery and inherent sense of right and wrong values which have continued to color his presidency. For example, in 2009 with "President Obama on Friday repealed the Mexico City policy, a controversial Reagan-era measure that withheld funding to foreign aid organizations that perform abortions or refer women to abortion providers, which had been rescinded by President Clinton and re-instituted by President Bush… The decision shows that Mr. Obama will deliver on his campaign promises to be one of the most pro-choice presidents in modern history…Rachel Laser, with the progressive group Third Way, said Mr. Obama's decision was 'a life-affirming, common ground policy that must transcend abortion politics.'" (Ward, 2009). This legislative move was not simply the right thing to do: it was a breath of fresh air. Abortion groups had long been aware that it was next to impossible for them to push their legislative goals during the eight years that President George W. Bush was in office. However, with greater amounts of Democrats in both Congress and the White House, pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America are currently having a more promising time in making contact with lawmakers and being heard.

On April 18, 2007, a Federal Abortion Ban was passed that criminalizes abortions in the second trimester which is when doctors advise that abortions are the safest and best time to protect the woman’s health. There has been a proposal to create state bans that make abortions illegal after twenty weeks! Although there is not a complete ban on abortions yet, it is clearly visible that the bans the United States has great affect on a woman’s decision to have an abortion. Within the process of getting an abortion, there are many deterrents set up before the women, such as restricting insurance, TRAP laws, abortion bans based on time span, mandatory ultrasounds and waiting periods, biased counseling, and much more. Nowhere in the Constitution does

The author stated, "In addition to North Dakota, three other states -- South Dakota, Mississippi and Arkansas -- have just one surgical-abortion clinic in operation"(Pickert, 2013). In addition to the difficulties in finding a clinic to get an abortion, the author states that there are other procedures a woman must go through such as counseling, verification, and tests which may be inconvenient. Architectural zoning requirements designed to make clinics safer is making independent clinics unable to make ends meet due to the new requirements they must maintain. Clinics are also the primary place where abortions are done which makes procedures more expensive because of lack of funding, opposed to hospitals which in most cases are financially secure. Another factor that set clinics up to fail is pro-life activists, which negatively impacts businesses by protesting, harassment, and violent acts. According to the article, Red River Woman's clinic's owner, Tammi Kromenaker, stated that the facility receives threatening mail and prayer letters from pro- life activists addressed to the patients and physicians. She uses different routes when going to work and is alert when performing daily activities because she knows she is a potential target for pro-life activists. Another point made by the author was that fighting to preserve access to abortion is harder than the fight to legalize it. Some reasons why this is, is because the pro-choice movements are led by an older generation, and doesn't really appeal as much to a younger demographic. The author quoted from Sandra Fluke, "We need more leaders in this movement that are of reproductive

What do you consider to be the Strengths and Weaknesses of the British Approach to the Regulation of Abortion?