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The Pro Life Movement Vs. Pro Choice Movement Essay

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The Legislative Process and Healthcare Lobbying
Nurses have a loud voice when it comes to influencing our lawmakers. According to The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN, n.d.) “1 in 44 women voters is a nurse and there are 10,000 nurses per congressional district.” Armed with both the education and experience in many healthcare issues facing legislation, nurses have the credibility to make a significant influence with health care policy (AAACN, n.d.). The controversial topic of a woman’s right to choose is a constant in healthcare policy. The pro-life movement vs the pro-choice movement has been debating for decades. A nurse has an intimate role in care of these patients and personal beliefs may influence her willingness to care for these patients. A recent ruling in Texas rejected a proposed bill that would greatly hinder a woman’s ability to obtain a safe abortion in that state. Whole Women’s Health vs. Hellerstadt (Texas HB2) was rejected in a 5-3 ruling in June of 2016 (AWHONN, n.d.). The purpose of this paper is to introduce how a bill becomes a law and explore how a nurse who is prolife versus a nurse who is prochoice manages care for a patient either having an abortion or post-abortion.
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How a Bill becomes Law
A bill is first introduced to either the house or senate and assigned a number. From there the bill goes to a house or senate committee which reviews the bill in detail and considers its impact on the federal budget. If approved, the

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