20 Week Abortion Research Paper

On October 3rd of 2017, the House of Representative passed legislation that considered abortions after 20 weeks of gestation illegal, unless it’s a case of rape or the mother’s life is at risk. The bill was approved the House by a vote of 189 against and 237 for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. It was introduced on January 3rd of 2017 by Trent Franks. Franks is a House member of District 8 in Arizona. The conflict-ridden issue of abortion has once again been brought to the attention of many since this Act was approved and President Donald Trump took office. Abortion advocates claim that the 20-week bans at the state level have affected women, forcing them to travel to other states. Though it is uncertain to pass the Senate, those …show more content…
Supreme Court supported the first federal law banning abortion procedures and which probably gave politicians the thought that they had the right to interfere in the private health care decisions of women and families (“Federal and State Bans and Restrictions on Abortion.”). For years, the government has been pushing a nationwide 20-week abortion ban but were unsuccessful. Even though they failed at a national ban, minor laws were put in place by restricting insurance coverage of abortion, placing restrictions against abortion providers, enforcing abortion bans in individual states and requiring mandatory ultrasounds and counseling before a woman can get an …show more content…
In seven states and the District of Columbia, there are no limitations on late-term abortion. According to Grazie Pozo Christie, “those jurisdictions are significantly out of step with mainstream American attitudes about the protection of preterm infants as demonstrated both by opinion polls on late-term abortion and by the tremendous investment our society makes in ensuring the survival of these children when they are born prematurely.” (“Common-Sense Protections”). By saying this, she is implying that the jurisdictions are choosing to ignore the issue of late-term abortion by not having any restrictions. If the Pain-Capable Act passes, it could make peace with the federal law and public opinion while uniting pro-life and pro-choice Americans in the process. Government dollars could be spent making a national law that provides free birth control for ages 13 and up, and sex education for females starting at the age of 10. They offer free condoms in a high school’s nurses office and counselors office, so it should be no harm to allow free birth control for