Ultrasounds And Abortion

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

In the United States, the late term abortion procedure, Dilation and Evacuation, inhumanely terminates the unborn human fetus and causes harmful side effects to the woman. The medical procedure has been legalized although the actions performed during the process raises ethical concerns for the way the physician executes the fetus.

Ethical Question: Should abortion be abolished? Is abortion murder? Should rape be considered a reason for a young woman to get an abortion?

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

One main reason that women decide to end a pregnancy is due to malformation of the fetus. Most women think that the future child is going to be in pain so they decide to get abortion. But is malformation a fair reason to not end a life? Or women don't want to face any challenges or struggle they might face with their child in the future? According to Inga-Maj Anderson, Kyllike Christensson, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson authors of the article “Experiences, Feelings and Thoughts of Women Undergoing Second Trimester Medical Termination of Pregnancy” imply that through a questionnaire they gathered information on womens feelings and thoughts when they got an abortion. Despite of the results of the questionnaire “women do not regret their decision to terminate the pregnancy...their rational thinking outweighs their emotionally difficult feelings”( Inga-Maj Anderson 1).

Fetal pain is very difficult to prove or disprove because of its subjective nature. Some argue that the fetus cannot feel pain until the 24th week of gestation because connections from the periphery to the cortex are not available until then (Derbyshire, 2015). By contrast, others say fetal pain is possible before 24 weeks on the basis that the fetus has a mechanism to detect noxious events and will respond to noxious events by withdrawing and grimacing (Derbyshire, 2015). The American Medical Association go even further that those two assumptions and state that pain perception in preterm neonates probably does not exist before 29 or 30 weeks (Arora & Salazar, 2014). Although no definitive conclusion is reached, fetal pain is a big factor that influences the abortion debate. As of 2016, there are 12 states that actively ban abortion after 20 weeks citing fetal pain (Fantz, 2016). They include Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota,

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.

There is a hot topic growing about late term abortion becoming legalized in the United States. This issue has divided our country, there have been many heated arguments and debates. Late Term Abortion should not be legalized anywhere because you are taking an innocent life, compromising the health of the mother, and it is taking the accountability away from the parents. So let’s explore this harsh reality of late term abortion.

Aborting a baby is a medical procedure that can have many risks and complications, such as an infection, a botched abortion, and/or infertility. The abortion procedure during the third trimester is called a partial birth abortion. During a partial abortion the medical practitioner who is performing the abortion begins by drawing the babies feet into the birthing canal. The medical practitioner purposely leaves the babies head embedded in the mother's cervix. Once the baby's head is in the cervix, the medical practitioner punctures the babies skull with a trocar. After the baby’s head is punctured, a catheter is inserted into the opening. Once the catheter is in place, it uses a powerful suction machine to remove the baby’s brain. After the baby’s brain is removed, his/her skull collapses and then the medical practitioner removes the lifeless baby from the mother's womb. The baby is removed in bits and pieces and is then discarded.

On August 30, 2017, Judge Lee Yakel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas temporarily banned a law on a commonly used type of abortion. This ruling required doctors to stop the fetus’s heart before starting the operation of dilation and evacuation. Dilation and evacuation is when the cervix is dilated and the fetus is removed in pieces. “Proponents of the new law say this would ensure the “humane termination” of the fetus.” (Astor) This quote is from an advocate against abortion and it is a clear example of the initial benefits of the second trimester abortion ban. People against the ban believe that this issue will cause women who desire abortions to undergo medical procedures that have not been tested or cause them

Abortions can be known as a cruel intention when that’s not always the case. In some cases an abortion is a serious Matter.When the life of a mother is threatened, and abortion is an option the government should have no say so due to the fact they were not there during the intercourse, it is not their body , and it is not always that the parents do not want the child.

According to Planned Parenthood’s as of October 1st, 2011, “state law requires all women who are seeking an abortion are required to make two visits to an abortion facility”. (2015 Planned Parenthood Center for Choice) In 2011, The Texas Legislature passed a law “Women’s Right to Know Act “it is requiring by Texas law a physician must speak and inform their patients the medical risks and the stage of the fetus before having an abortion. The Texas Legislature passed a House Bill 15, which requires a woman to have a sonogram within 24 hours before she can have an abortion. Before the patient received the sonogram it is required the patient has read all the required materials and is aware of the law and requirements. “Texas offers sonogram at no cost to pregnant women,” (Department of State Health Services July 09, 2013) a sonogram will produce an ultrasonography will show the

This paper reflects upon the reasons that prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion have become so much more popular and well-known within the recent years. It discusses reasons for the tests’ increasing popularity like: the disruption to families caused by the birth of a child with a disability, the potential quality of life of the unborn child, and the financial implications of screening and testing. Another main point that is touched upon is, the attitudes of able-bodied people towards disabilities and the desire for perfection. The author considers that maybe because of the influence of the “cultural turn”, the community of able-bodied people are experiencing an influx in the theme of ableism.

Have you wished you could go back in the past and change something? Have you ever regretted not doing everything you could for someone? What if you had the ability and could have prevented the hurt and pain caused by your decision? If you had the opportunity to make a change, would you? Life can be full of regrets and what ifs. What if you could help pass a law that would help you make the best decision for someone that could possibly die or have long term side effects.

Abortion has always been a controversial topic in the United States for decades. Abortion is like taking the life of someone without their permission so it is technically “murder”. There is no such thing as an unwanted child, millions of families in the United States are always willing to adopt. On the other hand, there are circumstances where a woman can barely care and sustain herself so chances are that she will not be able to take care of her child. Or when a rape occurs, having an abortion is not as bad as when a woman has sex without protection and knows she has the chance to get pregnant.