Selective Abortion

Numerous states are also passing an Ultrasound bill, adding a paragraph to the already existing Woman’s Right to Know legislature requiring the physician to offer the woman the chance to see her ultrasound before the abortion. Oddly, though this bill frequently receives bipartisan support, some who claim to be ‘pro-choice’ object to the ultrasound bill, maintaining that it “interferes with the doctor-patient relationship, legislating the private conversations that occur about a legal medical procedure.”13 However, many women have rejected this excuse, returning that they asked to see their abortion and were denied. These women often say that they would have kept their unborn child had they seen the ultrasound as requested.14 The Women’s Right to Know bill and its additional Ultrasound bill protect the rights of the women, frequently initiating a change of heart without directly prohibiting the

This brings about many ethical questions and moral concerns. The practice that likely incites the most controversy in selective abortion is sex selective reduction. As technology has advanced, the availability of ultrasound technology has provided practitioners with the ability to identify many fetal characteristics, one of which is gender (Higgins, 2016). Sex-selective reduction mirrors the practice of so called “gendercide” that occurs in countries such as China and India. In these countries sex selective abortion is used to create a population that is predominantly male. To American’s these methods may seem inhumane, and there are many organizations in the US and around the world attempting to stop gender specific abortion. What many Americans probably do not realize is these practices occur in the United States as well, and they have for a long time. While these methods are considered legal in the United States, the ethical implications of aborting fetuses based on sex creates an entirely new concern. The practice of selective abortion in general has created a number of ethical questions for society, and those practicing in the medical

In reviewing a woman’s right to abortion, I defer to the Eight and Ninth Circuits’ decision in part, finding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional. Here, I dissent the Court’s decision ruling the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act should be sustained. The Act restricting abortion procedures that are proven to be reasonably safe, without any exceptions to the ban, fails to provide safeguards for a woman’s life or health. It imposes substantial obstacles in her path to choose her faith and to exercise her reproductive right protected by the Constitution.

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In 1992, a new abortion procedure was introduced to the United States public. It was first performed by Dr. James McMahon and explained by Dr. Martin Haskell (Scully). It was used during the second and third trimesters (around twenty to twenty-four weeks along) and involved partially delivering the fetus so the doctors could remove the baby’s brain with suction (Wagner). The term “D&X”, which stands for “intact dilation and extraction,” was used to refer to this procedure (Hoyt). It was not until a few years later that debates about this procedure came about. In 1995, “Representative Charles Canady (R., Fla) introduced the Partial Birth Abortion Act”

Abortion is the intentional and deliberate termination of a human pregnancy that results in the death of a fetus. It is a practice that has sparked many debates centering around arguments over women’s right and fetal rights. Judith Jarvis Thomson’s essay, “A Defense of Abortion,” argues that a fetus’s right to life does not always override a women’s right over her own body and thus abortion is not morally impermissible. By using thought experiments, Thomson assesses three different scenarios to draw convincing conclusions on the morality of abortion: the permissibility of abortion, physician willingness for abortion, and abortions from voluntary intercourse.

Fetal research lends credibility to those who contemplate abortion and wish to rationalize their selfish action as in some way altruistic. Although abortion would not disappear were fetal research to end completely, still there may be some people whose ambivalence about abortion is tipped in favor of termination based on this factor. Although the law indicates that consent to donate the fetus must be secured only after the consent for the abortion has taken place, widespread knowledge of fetal research alters the cultural climate, even if only slightly, to be more favorable to abortion. This factor partially explains why the National Abortion Rights Action League and Planned Parenthood have been tireless advocates for such research.

Catherine Mill argues that obstetric ultrasound has some impacts upon the embodied experience of pregnancy. For her, Ultrasound does not simply represent an already existing body, but actually constitutes the foetus as an embodied, social being. The basic question whether abortion is morally right or wrong enters into another domain through an analysis of biopolitics of reproduction. The routine use of ultrasound in obstetrics has its impact on the intuitions about the moral status of the foetus. ultrasound plays a significant role in the circulation and realization of norms in reproduction by establishing and shaping embodiment and thereby constitute social and ethical relationships. Ultrasound imaging allows the bodily life of the foetus

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 27, 2016 to end the restrictions on abortions in the state of Texas. Recently, the state passed a law that would require Abortion Clinics to have the same standards as Ambulatory Clinics in the state. This sounds entirely reasonable, considering the safety and well-being of the women who need to use an Abortion Clinic may, if under grave distress, need access to a more stable medical facility. However, due to the nature of the limitations and the many clinics that closed in the lapse of time this law went into effect in the state of Texas to the present day in which it was found unconstitutional women have needed to travel further for medical attention than cautiously safe and accessible. The issue for

Of all the legal, ethical, and moral issues we Americans continuously fight for or against, abortion may very well be the issue that Americans are most passionate about. The abortion issue is in the forefront of political races. Most recently the “no taxpayer funding for abortion act”, has abortion advocates reeling. Even though abortion has been legal in every state in the United States since the monumental Supreme Court decision, “Roe v Wade”, on January 22, 1973; there are fewer physicians willing to perform abortions today than in 2008. (Kraft) At the heart of the ethical dilemma for many in the medical profession is the viability of the fetus. And just to make this whole dilemma more confusing, according to the United States

Women’s health, specifically abortion, is a pressing health care issue in the nation, as well as globally. I envision my future career as an Obstetrician and Gynecologist (OB/GYN) to be influential in the process of choosing whether or not to have an abortion. Many females making this difficult decision are uninformed and afraid. My part in this process would be to inform the mother-to-be of all her options, encourage, and support her as she makes her decision. As an OB/GYN, I will use my empathy and professionalism to answer difficult questions and put my personal beliefs aside to ensure the welfare of the mother and the child. I want to be able to provide a confidential and comfortable environment for my patient to discuss private and sensitive

Abortion is one of the biggest problems in America, that is frequently argued, leaving behind the central question, “Should Abortion be Legal?” Abortion is “the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.” (Google’s Definition) Abortion shouldn’t be legal, it is the murder of a human being. As of today, many different organizations in the US, are being funded for “Partial Abortion” which is “the killing of an unborn baby of at least 20 weeks by pulling it out of the birth canal with forceps, but leaving the head inside.” (http://www.dividedstates.com/abortion/) with money from Taxpayers. It has been known that, “Abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood continue to receive hundreds

For my research paper, I decide to take the common myths of abortion and debunk the theories with ultrasound evidence. In order to achieve my goals, I used statistics and facts about the effects of ultrasound to prove why abortion is murder. I wanted to focus on the way it changed women’s mindset on the topic, especially in context to millennials.

Sex-selective abortion is the practice of terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the fetus. The selective abortion of female fetuses is most common in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children,[1] especially in parts of People's Republic of China, India, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Caucasus.[1][2] Sex-selective infanticide is killing a child based on the child's sex, usually shortly after birth (sex selective neonaticide).

“In the United Kingdom provocative images of the fetus generated by four dimensional ultrasonography have fuelled a reassessment of fetal capabilities along with suggestions that the fetus can respond both emotionally and cognitively. Subsequent political and media discussion in the United Kingdom has debated changing abortion laws and procedures to mitigate against fetal pain (DerbyShire).” This could impact the choices of many tremendously, if society would ever talk about abortion in a civilized manner even though it is very hard to discuss, many lives could be saved.