In the United States there are many controversial views on abortion. Leaving the question if other countries have the same views on abortion as the United States? Through research of current policies, statistics and programs of the United Stated and Mexico, a comparison and contrast on abortion will provide the cultural perspectives of both countries.
In 1965 abortion was banned in all fifty U.S. states, with varied states making exceptions for cases of rape, incest, fetal deformities, as well as to save the mothers life. By 1973 the Supreme Court declared abortion laws to be unconstitutional and allowed first trimester abortions while still having limits on later stage abortion(A Brief History of the Abortion Controversy in the United States).
Current policies of Mexico were originally, abortions were only …show more content…
P., Roth-Johnson, D., & Jelen, T.)
Conclusion and overview of findings
References
A Brief History of the Abortion Controversy in the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2016, from http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/a/abortion.htm
Becker, D. (2013). Decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City: The effects on women’s reproductive rights. American Journal of Public Health, 103(4), 590–593. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301202
Data and Statistics. (2016). Retrieved June 15, 2016, from http://www.cdc.gov/Reproductivehealth/Data_Stats/index.htm
Juarez, F., Singh, S., Garcia, S. G., & Olavarrieta, C. D. (January 01, 2008). Estimates of induced abortion in Mexico: what's changed between 1990 and 2006?. International Family Planning Perspectives, 34, 4, 158-68.
Schiavon R, Troncoso E, Polo G
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Sep; 118 Suppl 2():S78-86.
Tuman, J. P., Roth-Johnson, D., & Jelen, T. (March 01, 2013). Conscience and Context: Attitudes Toward Abortion in Mexico. Social Science Quarterly, 94, 1,
In 1965 abortion was banned in all fifty U.S. states, with varied states making exceptions for cases of rape, incest, fetal deformities, as well as to save the mothers life. By 1973 the Supreme Court declared abortion laws to be unconstitutional and allowed first trimester abortions while still having limits on later stage abortion(A Brief History of the Abortion Controversy in the United States).
Current policies of Mexico were originally, abortions were only …show more content…
P., Roth-Johnson, D., & Jelen, T.)
Conclusion and overview of findings
References
A Brief History of the Abortion Controversy in the United States. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2016, from http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/a/abortion.htm
Becker, D. (2013). Decriminalization of abortion in Mexico City: The effects on women’s reproductive rights. American Journal of Public Health, 103(4), 590–593. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301202
Data and Statistics. (2016). Retrieved June 15, 2016, from http://www.cdc.gov/Reproductivehealth/Data_Stats/index.htm
Juarez, F., Singh, S., Garcia, S. G., & Olavarrieta, C. D. (January 01, 2008). Estimates of induced abortion in Mexico: what's changed between 1990 and 2006?. International Family Planning Perspectives, 34, 4, 158-68.
Schiavon R, Troncoso E, Polo G
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 Sep; 118 Suppl 2():S78-86.
Tuman, J. P., Roth-Johnson, D., & Jelen, T. (March 01, 2013). Conscience and Context: Attitudes Toward Abortion in Mexico. Social Science Quarterly, 94, 1,