Abortion is, if nothing else, controversial. Many people disagree on the legality and specifics on the procedure and often these disagreements lead to heightened debates that offer extremely different views on the issue. The health policy itself is clear due to the Federal Roe v. Wade ruling of 1973 stating the constitutional right of women to privacy of medical choices that includes the choice to have an abortion. (Essentials of Health Policy and Law, 2017) What is very complicated is the part where many “Pro-Life” supporters push states to overregulate and create barriers to prevent women from access to the procedure. Because the right to abortion is deemed constitutional, states cannot deny this to their citizens. They can however, advocate
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These views are often very polarized and split and they offer very different perspectives on what abortion is and what is should be. There are pros and cons of abortion and the policies that surround it. Many believe progressive abortion policies give women autonomy over their own bodies and the reproductive choices that follow. However, it is also argued that abortion is murder due to the termination of the unborn fetus. 38 states have passed laws similar to the Federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act which declares that killing or having the intention to kill an unborn child is punishable. (Pros and Cons, 2016) Opposers of the policy may argue that women who terminate their pregnancies may be violating the Act. The Federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act also states that an unborn child is a member of the Homo Sapiens Species, essentially declaring the fetus as a human being with life. (Pros and Cons, 2016) This is heavily debated by supporters or those who are “Pro- Choice”. Many supporters say because embryos and fetuses could not survive on their own, outside of the womb, they are not independent beings until after …show more content…
This year, Pence signed into law in the state of Indiana a ban on abortions that would occur because of a fetal abnormality. (Washington Post, 2016) Also this law declares the remains of an aborted fetus must be cremated or interred. Many state and local level laws weigh heavy on the procedure of abortion and how it can be conducted. Although most states begin to ban abortions after 20 weeks, states like North Dakota decided up to 6 weeks past a women’s last period (when a fetal heart beat can be found) is the cutoff for an abortion. ( New York Times,
These views are often very polarized and split and they offer very different perspectives on what abortion is and what is should be. There are pros and cons of abortion and the policies that surround it. Many believe progressive abortion policies give women autonomy over their own bodies and the reproductive choices that follow. However, it is also argued that abortion is murder due to the termination of the unborn fetus. 38 states have passed laws similar to the Federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act which declares that killing or having the intention to kill an unborn child is punishable. (Pros and Cons, 2016) Opposers of the policy may argue that women who terminate their pregnancies may be violating the Act. The Federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act also states that an unborn child is a member of the Homo Sapiens Species, essentially declaring the fetus as a human being with life. (Pros and Cons, 2016) This is heavily debated by supporters or those who are “Pro- Choice”. Many supporters say because embryos and fetuses could not survive on their own, outside of the womb, they are not independent beings until after …show more content…
This year, Pence signed into law in the state of Indiana a ban on abortions that would occur because of a fetal abnormality. (Washington Post, 2016) Also this law declares the remains of an aborted fetus must be cremated or interred. Many state and local level laws weigh heavy on the procedure of abortion and how it can be conducted. Although most states begin to ban abortions after 20 weeks, states like North Dakota decided up to 6 weeks past a women’s last period (when a fetal heart beat can be found) is the cutoff for an abortion. ( New York Times,