Such bills and amendments would include, the Hyde Amendment, which blocks federal funding for Medicaid to cover a woman’s abortion with the exception of rape, incest, or medical complications (Planned Parenthood). Then there are others, such as the 20-week ban, which is the maximum number of weeks that a woman can be pregnant after the act of conception (Planned Parenthood). This also falls under what the views are for those that are in governmental power. For example, those that are in a democratic view point tend to be more pro-choice on the issue of abortion, siding with a forty-seven percent that these bans and limitations are wrong, but providing alternative solutions to aid women in having safe and legal abortions (NAF). As opposed to
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With pro-life taking the religious, moral, and ethical to influence the views and expectations to how abortion is viewed in the United States (Lopez). As well as providing alternative options that could later help the mother in the long run (SexInfo Online). Then there is pro-choice with the larger understanding of the circumstances the woman could be in, such as rape, mental or medical complications, lack of maturity, or just not ready for a child are among the series of reasoning behind why a woman would choose to have an abortion (Lunneborg 30). To understand further these standpoints, we must dig deeper into how each side views these main arguments from pro-life and pro-choice standpoints. Starting with pro-life, this side of the argument is more of the ethical and moral base to the argument (ProCon). To which, takes into consideration of the fetus and the protection of said fetus in regards to abortion (SexInfo Online). This would include the areas of the most debated topics of abortion to which would include government, medical practices, and social …show more content…
This would come with a series of bills, amendments, and bans of which were emplaced to restrict the abortion function on a federal and state level (ProCon). Starting with the Hyde Amendment, which is designed to limit government funding for abortion through Medicaid (Planned Parenthood). It was later said by Henry Hyde, “ I certainly would like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody form having an abortion… Unfortunately, only vehicle available is the… Medicaid bill.” (Greenhouse and Siegal 7). Then there is the several bans such as the Federal Abortion Ban, which criminalizes any abortion performed in the second trimester (Greenhouse and Siegal 7). As well as including the 20-week ban, which bans any abortion after the twenty-week mark in a woman’s pregnancy (Greenhouse and Siegal 7). With these several bills, amendments, and bans carry a strong Republican view, which sides heavily with the pro-life ideals in regards to protecting the fetus from abortion
With pro-life taking the religious, moral, and ethical to influence the views and expectations to how abortion is viewed in the United States (Lopez). As well as providing alternative options that could later help the mother in the long run (SexInfo Online). Then there is pro-choice with the larger understanding of the circumstances the woman could be in, such as rape, mental or medical complications, lack of maturity, or just not ready for a child are among the series of reasoning behind why a woman would choose to have an abortion (Lunneborg 30). To understand further these standpoints, we must dig deeper into how each side views these main arguments from pro-life and pro-choice standpoints. Starting with pro-life, this side of the argument is more of the ethical and moral base to the argument (ProCon). To which, takes into consideration of the fetus and the protection of said fetus in regards to abortion (SexInfo Online). This would include the areas of the most debated topics of abortion to which would include government, medical practices, and social …show more content…
This would come with a series of bills, amendments, and bans of which were emplaced to restrict the abortion function on a federal and state level (ProCon). Starting with the Hyde Amendment, which is designed to limit government funding for abortion through Medicaid (Planned Parenthood). It was later said by Henry Hyde, “ I certainly would like to prevent, if I could legally, anybody form having an abortion… Unfortunately, only vehicle available is the… Medicaid bill.” (Greenhouse and Siegal 7). Then there is the several bans such as the Federal Abortion Ban, which criminalizes any abortion performed in the second trimester (Greenhouse and Siegal 7). As well as including the 20-week ban, which bans any abortion after the twenty-week mark in a woman’s pregnancy (Greenhouse and Siegal 7). With these several bills, amendments, and bans carry a strong Republican view, which sides heavily with the pro-life ideals in regards to protecting the fetus from abortion