Pair Matched Case Study Abortion

Before researching on abortion issues, I never imagined it to be such controversial and debatable case because the problem arises from the very early stages of analyzing what administrative ethics would answer. I became overwhelmed to start because my mind became blurred on legality and ethics of abortion as early as defining administrative ethics: “well-based standards of right and wrong prescribing what public administrators ought to do in terms of duty to public service, principles, virtues, and benefits to society”. Ethics triangle is grounded on duties in the center with principles, virtues, and benefits to society augmenting it. Duties of public administrator involves those ‘obligations taken on while assuming a position’. They might

In the overarching state of humanity, few topics are as important to the long term societal standpoint as abortion. Even more important and contested is the controversial subject of whether or not a woman will endure long term psychological effects or disorders after said abortion. This subject has been highly debated, with valid points made by both sides. It is important that we all look into these repercussions, especially since approximately 33% of women will undergo an abortion by the time they reach forty-five years old. This often challenged subject has many aspects. The main ideas that I researched where whether or not having an abortion leads to a higher risk for mental health issues, whether or not “post-abortion syndrome” is a

Nearly 81% of women who receive abortions experience subsequent mental health problems according to a recently published study by The Royal College of Psychiatrists. The study demonstrates that the aftermath of an abortion can result in higher rates of anxiety, depression, various forms of substance abuse, and suicidal behavior. As a result of the study, it shows that women who have an abortion face almost double the risk of mental health problems as women who have their baby. This outcome is due to the fact that most women who are terminating pregnancies “may feel a greater sense of loss, anxiety and distress due to lack of support”, as summarized in the Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit reproductive health organization. In fact, a five-year study shows that 25% of

Texas has two supreme courts which are the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Supreme Court of Texas. “Court of criminal appeals is dedicated to criminal matters, while the latter handles only civil cases and cases involving juveniles. The court of criminal appeals highest state court for appeals resulting from criminal cases.” – Justice System

According to RRA, the state Statute violates the U.S. Constitution on five separate ground, as follows:

The Government is at a point of decision as to where they want to abolish late term abortions, while they are at this point of decision they use spurious as well as flagrant information to throw out into the media to coerce citizens to object on legalizing late term abortions. The Government should not be held up to any right to illegalize abortion as well as portray it as a horrific act as to which they classify it as a,“Termination of pregnancy” . late term abortions need to be legalized, for it will save lives of many. Mothers as well as babies will be saved from a painful and traumatic life. In which late term abortions are only performed under the circumstances to where the mothers or the infant's life is in danger.

In Casey, the Court based their decision on the principles of institutional integrity and the rule of stare decisis and held the essential holding in Roe to be retained and reaffirmed (“Due Process and Fundamental Rights”). As a result of the holding, “a woman has a right to choose to have an abortion in the period before viability without ‘undue interference from the state” (“Due Process and Fundamental Rights”). Additionally, “the state has an interest in the fetus, which entitles to restrict abortions as long as exceptions exist for pregnancies that endanger a woman’s life or health” (“Due Process and Fundamental Rights”). Furthermore, “the state has an interest in the woman’s health and fetal health” (“Due Process and Fundamental Rights”).

Will, J. (2013). Beyond abortion: Why the personhood movement implicates reproductive choice. American Journal of Law & Medicine, 39(4). Retrieved from

What a horrible feeling it is to walk around each and everyday knowing that out there, somewhere, a murderer in a white lab coat at Planned Parenthood is ripping a clump of cells, incapable of consent, from a woman's uterus that could be the perfect child for another family. Due to abortion rates being at an all time high, the number of adoptable children is at low. Some 1.06 million abortions take place each year. That is 1.06 million children that could be given to a deserving family, but I have thought of the perfect solution that will successfully decrease the number abortions: fetal auctions.

A 24-year-old woman was mysteriously found dead in her mother’s house in Battle Creek days after she had an abortion, and police are still trying to determine her cause of death.

Postpartum depression is the most common psychological complexity that occurs after childbirth (Bakhshizadeh, 2013). This form of depression has been reported to be as high as 20% (Asltoghiria, 2012). The mother will begin to experience postpartum depression between the birth of the infant and 6 to 8 weeks later (Bhati, 2015). Depending on the person, the typical length of postpartum depression ranges anywhere from two weeks to two years in length (Posmontier, 2010). It is thought that postpartum depression affects mothers of multiples at a greater incidence than mothers whom birth just one child, and the chance increases with the number of children in a multiple birth. Evidence shows that the older the mother’s age at the time of birth, shows there is no notable increase in the risk of being diagnosed with postpartum depression. Another factor that is thought to have an influence on the diagnosis of postpartum depression is income within the household. A study shows that as income goes down, the risk of having

Based on my analysis of sex selective abortions along with weighing social workers ethical responsibilities, I am a proponent of a ban on sex selective abortions. Social workers are commited to promoting ethical practices, and aborting a healthy fetus based on its gender is unethical and to promote such a practice would not encompass the value of integrity that social workers uphold. I do feel that the idea of a medical professional probing into a patient’s personal life and medical records to decide whether the reason for that patients abortion is admissable is an invasion of privacy that could end up being degrading and needs to be rethought and reformed. If we fail to address sex selective abortion then we fail to protect equality. Social

Many women choosing to have an abortion are unaware of the psychological effects it will have on them. Many are affected for years or maybe even lifetime after the procedure. Abortion can affect each woman differently, some claim that abortion has negative effects on women’s mental health. Women have abortions for different reasons within different personal, social, economic, and cultural contexts. All of these may lead to variability in women’s psychological reactions following the abortion. This paper will focus on answering the following questions:

Women have right to control their own bodies and decisions. As human free will, women can determine their decision for their future. It is sometimes inevitable to maintain their lifestyle that they have before they become pregnant. Although pregnant is the responsibility of both, woman and man, as a result of having sex, women should give up their career or study because pregnancy and childbirth are not as easy at all as just people generally think. Furthermore, women who have the abortion are in difficult condition, which is the unwanted. The Guttmacher institute research said that unintended or unplanned pregnancies were 41 percent of national pregnancies (Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress). This high rate is from the unavoidable inability of

Abortion has always been a very controversial and deeply contested issue in modern society. In the past few years, there has not been any new legislation or action taken regarding abortion, therefore, the issue was no longer in the spotlight. However, many people are anticipating another Supreme Court case coming from Texas regarding abortion and their most recent 2013 abortion law, House Bill 2. The case will be named Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole and is prompted by the numerous abortion clinic closures in Texas as a result of House Bill 2. The individuals that created the bill state the intention of the bill was to improve clinic quality and women's safety (Soffen, 2015, p. A3), however those against the bill believe the underlying motives for the legislation was to make abortion significantly more expensive and difficult to complete. For example, as a result of House Bill 2, “clinics must meet ambulatory surgical center standards and physicians have to have admitting privileges at a local hospital” (Soffen, 2015, p. A3). Many people view these standards as unnecessary “hoops” clinics must jump through in order to provide abortion services, ultimately decreasing the number of clinics eligible of providing abortion. Currently in Texas, women have to travel an average of 111 miles to