Access to safe abortion is a fundamental human right
Abortion is a common medical or surgical intervention used to terminate pregnancy. Although a controversial and widely debated topic, approximately 73 million induced abortions occur worldwide each year, with 29% of all pregnancies and over 60% of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion. Abortions are considered safe if they are carried out using a method recommended by WHO, appropriate to ...
The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments
Abstract. Most opponents of abortion (OA) believe fetuses matter. Critics argue that OA act inconsistently with regards to fetal life, seeking to restrict access to induced abortion, but largely ignoring spontaneous abortion and the creation of surplus embryos by IVF. Nicholas Colgrove, Bruce Blackshaw, and Daniel Rodger call such arguments ...
Abortion bans and their impacts: A view from the United States
In "Association of Texas' 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy with the Number of Facility-Based Abortion in Texas and Surrounding States," White et al. used a large dataset containing information before and after the passage of SB8 in September 2021. 1 This bill banned most abortions after 6 weeks in the state of Texas.
Opinion
The Case Against Abortion. Nov. 30, 2021. Crosses representing abortions in Lindale, Tex. Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times. Share full article. 3367. By Ross Douthat. Opinion Columnist. A ...
Scholarly Articles on Abortion: History, Legislation & Activism
See More Articles >>. Abortion is a medical or surgical procedure to deliberately end a pregnancy. In 1973 the US Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade ruled that the Constitution protects the right to an abortion prior to the viability of a fetus. Until the 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Roe v.
Reducing the harms of unsafe abortion: a systematic review of the
Introduction. Globally, access to safe abortion is limited. As a result, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortion occur each year, and at least 22 800 women die from resulting complications, almost all in low- and middle-income countries. 1 This is often due to restrictive laws which prohibit abortion; but even in contexts where abortion is legal, other barriers, such as cost, distance and ...
The "abortion imaginary": Shared perceptions and personal ...
Existing scholarship on abortion attitudes spans the "worldviews" and mobilizing tactics of activists [e.g., (3, 8, 9)]; dominant political and cultural messaging [e.g., (10-13)]; and how everyday Americans' views on legality correlate with personal demographic characteristics [e.g., (14, 15), see also ()].We add to this important work the concept of an abortion imaginary: a set of ...
Abortion Care in the United States
Abortion services are a vital component of reproductive health care. Since the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health Organization, access to abortion services has been increasingly restricted in the United States. Jung and colleagues review current practice and evidence on medication abortion, procedural abortion, and associated reproductive health care, as well as ...
Key facts about abortion views in the U.S.
Women (66%) are more likely than men (57%) to say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to the survey conducted after the court's ruling. More than half of U.S. adults - including 60% of women and 51% of men - said in March that women should have a greater say than men in setting abortion policy.
The Ethical Dilemma of Abortion
Journal of Student Research at Indiana University East 10 The Ethical Dilemma of Abortion Christina M. Robinson Ange Cooksey, Mentor Abstract This paper discusses the extremely complex and important topic and dilemma of abortion. Specifically, that the pro-life versus pro-choice dilemma is an imperative one that continues to cause ethical tensions
Abolishing Abortion: The History of the Pro-Life Movement in America
The abortion reform movement was made possible by a larger cultural shift in Americans' ideas about reproduction and abortion. In the 1960s Americans witnessed the heartbreak of infant death and extreme fetal deformity. Thalidomide, a sleeping pill, caused thousands of birth defects in Europe and the United States.
Four pro-life philosophers make the case against abortion
Mr. McCarthy's paper tackled the question of abortion from the perspective of equality. A common egalitarian argument in favor of abortion and the funding thereof goes something like this: If a ...
Renewed calls for abortion-related research in the post-Roe era
Renewed calls for abortion-related research in the post-Roe era. Nearly 50 years after Roe versus Wade, the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organization unraveled the constitutional right to abortion, allowing individual states to severely restrict or ban the procedure. In response, leading medical, public health, and community organizations ...
A research on abortion: ethics, legislation and socio-medical outcomes
Abstract. This article presents a research study on abortion from a theoretical and empirical point of view. The theoretical part is based on the method of social documents analysis, and presents a complex perspective on abortion, highlighting items of medical, ethical, moral, religious, social, economic and legal elements.
Views on whether abortion should be legal, and in ...
Fewer adults say abortion should be legal 24 weeks into a pregnancy - about when a healthy fetus could survive outside the womb with medical care. At this stage, 22% of adults say abortion should be legal, while nearly twice as many (43%) say it should be illegal. Again, about one-in-five adults (18%) say whether abortion should be legal at ...
Influential abortion-pill studies retracted: the science ...
The 2021 paper compares the number of ER visits in the 30 days after a surgical abortion with those after a medication-induced abortion, using data from Medicaid, a US government programme that ...
Pro-Choice Does Not Mean Pro-Abortion: An ...
Since the Supreme Court's historic 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, the issue of a woman's right to an abortion has fostered one of the most contentious moral and political debates in America.Opponents of abortion rights argue that life begins at conception - making abortion tantamount to homicide.
How Talking About Abortion Can Help Opposing Sides
My research on talks between abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates found that respectful conversation produces numerous positive outcomes. It helps people listen more deeply and forge personal connections, which can reduce negative stereotypes and foster respect and empathy. ... Six women activists for and against abortion rights started ...
5.1: Arguments Against Abortion
5.1.1 Fetuses are human. 5.1.2 Fetuses are human beings. 5.1.3 Fetuses are persons. 5.1.4 Fetuses are potential persons. 5.1.5 Abortion prevents fetuses from experiencing their valuable futures. We will begin with arguments for the conclusion that abortion is generally wrong, perhaps nearly always wrong. These can be seen as reasons to believe ...
Tracking Abortion Bans Across the Country
Twenty-one states ban abortion or restrict the procedure earlier in pregnancy than the standard set by Roe v. Wade, which governed reproductive rights for nearly half a century until the Supreme ...
Abortion Law and Policy Around the World
Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures if done following the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidance. 3 But it is also the cause of at least one in six maternal deaths from complications when it is unsafe. 4 In 2004, research by WHO based on estimates and data from all countries showed that the broader the legal grounds for ...
Stormy Daniels Takes the Stand
Today's Paper | For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers ... The New Abortion Fight Before the Supreme Court.
Obstacles in the way of research, understanding, and consensus
Abortion contributes to negative outcomes for at least some women. The 2008 report of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion (TFMHA) concluded that "it is clear that some women do experience sadness, grief, and feelings of loss following termination of a pregnancy, and some experience clinically significant disorders, including depression ...
Study Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer
She added, "By the time they are picked up and clinically diagnosed, because they're often younger, they have more pathology." People with two copies, known as APOE4 homozygotes, make up 2 ...
COMMENTS
Abortion is a common medical or surgical intervention used to terminate pregnancy. Although a controversial and widely debated topic, approximately 73 million induced abortions occur worldwide each year, with 29% of all pregnancies and over 60% of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion. Abortions are considered safe if they are carried out using a method recommended by WHO, appropriate to ...
Abstract. Most opponents of abortion (OA) believe fetuses matter. Critics argue that OA act inconsistently with regards to fetal life, seeking to restrict access to induced abortion, but largely ignoring spontaneous abortion and the creation of surplus embryos by IVF. Nicholas Colgrove, Bruce Blackshaw, and Daniel Rodger call such arguments ...
In "Association of Texas' 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy with the Number of Facility-Based Abortion in Texas and Surrounding States," White et al. used a large dataset containing information before and after the passage of SB8 in September 2021. 1 This bill banned most abortions after 6 weeks in the state of Texas.
The Case Against Abortion. Nov. 30, 2021. Crosses representing abortions in Lindale, Tex. Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times. Share full article. 3367. By Ross Douthat. Opinion Columnist. A ...
See More Articles >>. Abortion is a medical or surgical procedure to deliberately end a pregnancy. In 1973 the US Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade ruled that the Constitution protects the right to an abortion prior to the viability of a fetus. Until the 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Roe v.
Introduction. Globally, access to safe abortion is limited. As a result, an estimated 25 million unsafe abortion occur each year, and at least 22 800 women die from resulting complications, almost all in low- and middle-income countries. 1 This is often due to restrictive laws which prohibit abortion; but even in contexts where abortion is legal, other barriers, such as cost, distance and ...
Existing scholarship on abortion attitudes spans the "worldviews" and mobilizing tactics of activists [e.g., (3, 8, 9)]; dominant political and cultural messaging [e.g., (10-13)]; and how everyday Americans' views on legality correlate with personal demographic characteristics [e.g., (14, 15), see also ()].We add to this important work the concept of an abortion imaginary: a set of ...
Abortion services are a vital component of reproductive health care. Since the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in Dobbs v.Jackson Women's Health Organization, access to abortion services has been increasingly restricted in the United States. Jung and colleagues review current practice and evidence on medication abortion, procedural abortion, and associated reproductive health care, as well as ...
Women (66%) are more likely than men (57%) to say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to the survey conducted after the court's ruling. More than half of U.S. adults - including 60% of women and 51% of men - said in March that women should have a greater say than men in setting abortion policy.
Journal of Student Research at Indiana University East 10 The Ethical Dilemma of Abortion Christina M. Robinson Ange Cooksey, Mentor Abstract This paper discusses the extremely complex and important topic and dilemma of abortion. Specifically, that the pro-life versus pro-choice dilemma is an imperative one that continues to cause ethical tensions
The abortion reform movement was made possible by a larger cultural shift in Americans' ideas about reproduction and abortion. In the 1960s Americans witnessed the heartbreak of infant death and extreme fetal deformity. Thalidomide, a sleeping pill, caused thousands of birth defects in Europe and the United States.
Mr. McCarthy's paper tackled the question of abortion from the perspective of equality. A common egalitarian argument in favor of abortion and the funding thereof goes something like this: If a ...
Renewed calls for abortion-related research in the post-Roe era. Nearly 50 years after Roe versus Wade, the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organization unraveled the constitutional right to abortion, allowing individual states to severely restrict or ban the procedure. In response, leading medical, public health, and community organizations ...
Abstract. This article presents a research study on abortion from a theoretical and empirical point of view. The theoretical part is based on the method of social documents analysis, and presents a complex perspective on abortion, highlighting items of medical, ethical, moral, religious, social, economic and legal elements.
Fewer adults say abortion should be legal 24 weeks into a pregnancy - about when a healthy fetus could survive outside the womb with medical care. At this stage, 22% of adults say abortion should be legal, while nearly twice as many (43%) say it should be illegal. Again, about one-in-five adults (18%) say whether abortion should be legal at ...
The 2021 paper compares the number of ER visits in the 30 days after a surgical abortion with those after a medication-induced abortion, using data from Medicaid, a US government programme that ...
Since the Supreme Court's historic 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, the issue of a woman's right to an abortion has fostered one of the most contentious moral and political debates in America.Opponents of abortion rights argue that life begins at conception - making abortion tantamount to homicide.
My research on talks between abortion-rights and anti-abortion advocates found that respectful conversation produces numerous positive outcomes. It helps people listen more deeply and forge personal connections, which can reduce negative stereotypes and foster respect and empathy. ... Six women activists for and against abortion rights started ...
5.1.1 Fetuses are human. 5.1.2 Fetuses are human beings. 5.1.3 Fetuses are persons. 5.1.4 Fetuses are potential persons. 5.1.5 Abortion prevents fetuses from experiencing their valuable futures. We will begin with arguments for the conclusion that abortion is generally wrong, perhaps nearly always wrong. These can be seen as reasons to believe ...
Twenty-one states ban abortion or restrict the procedure earlier in pregnancy than the standard set by Roe v. Wade, which governed reproductive rights for nearly half a century until the Supreme ...
Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures if done following the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidance. 3 But it is also the cause of at least one in six maternal deaths from complications when it is unsafe. 4 In 2004, research by WHO based on estimates and data from all countries showed that the broader the legal grounds for ...
Today's Paper | For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers ... The New Abortion Fight Before the Supreme Court.
Abortion contributes to negative outcomes for at least some women. The 2008 report of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion (TFMHA) concluded that "it is clear that some women do experience sadness, grief, and feelings of loss following termination of a pregnancy, and some experience clinically significant disorders, including depression ...
She added, "By the time they are picked up and clinically diagnosed, because they're often younger, they have more pathology." People with two copies, known as APOE4 homozygotes, make up 2 ...