Even though the Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health was quite successful, another case in a sense overturned that. In the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the court preserved the constitutional protection as far as the right to choose is concerned. However, it adopted new guidelines for testing and evaluating the restrictive abortion laws known as the undue burden test and state regulations can survive Constitutional review as long as they do not place a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion of a nonviable fetus. There have been numerous cases since Roe v. Wade that have placed an infringement on women’s reproductive rights.
In the state of Kentucky, abortion is legal …show more content…
Abortions are extremely expensive, and because of the Hyde Amendment, abortions are excluded from many insurance providers unless it’s an absolute emergency. According to Planned Parenthood, the average abortion (prior to 13 weeks of pregnancy) can cost up to $1,500, but is usually much less. If a woman can’t afford that and they desire an abortion, they’re left to choose to keep the baby or choose an illegal abortion, which is cheaper but can put the mother and fetus both in great danger. If an abortion is affordable for a patient, they have to arrange transportation to an abortion clinic and as previously mentioned, the closest ones are in Lexington and Louisville, so without transportation, it would be quite difficult to arrange a legal …show more content…
According to Kentucky Legislature online, one of these laws include “creating a new session of KRS Chapter 311 to specify how the phrase “individual, private setting” shall be interpreted in an informed consent situation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311.710 to 311.820 to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty.” Senate bill 152 requires women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound prior to the abortion. According to Kimport, Weitz, and Foster, in the U.S. approximately 1.1 million abortions are performed annually and even though an ultrasound isn’t medically necessary, it is sometimes used to date pregnancy gestation. According to the Guttmacher Institute, an ultrasound may also be used to personify the fetus and persuade the woman to not have an abortion; ultrasounds being medically unnecessary, add unnecessary costs to the already expensive
In the state of Kentucky, abortion is legal …show more content…
Abortions are extremely expensive, and because of the Hyde Amendment, abortions are excluded from many insurance providers unless it’s an absolute emergency. According to Planned Parenthood, the average abortion (prior to 13 weeks of pregnancy) can cost up to $1,500, but is usually much less. If a woman can’t afford that and they desire an abortion, they’re left to choose to keep the baby or choose an illegal abortion, which is cheaper but can put the mother and fetus both in great danger. If an abortion is affordable for a patient, they have to arrange transportation to an abortion clinic and as previously mentioned, the closest ones are in Lexington and Louisville, so without transportation, it would be quite difficult to arrange a legal …show more content…
According to Kentucky Legislature online, one of these laws include “creating a new session of KRS Chapter 311 to specify how the phrase “individual, private setting” shall be interpreted in an informed consent situation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311.710 to 311.820 to require an ultrasound prior to an abortion; amend KRS 311.990 to provide a criminal penalty.” Senate bill 152 requires women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound prior to the abortion. According to Kimport, Weitz, and Foster, in the U.S. approximately 1.1 million abortions are performed annually and even though an ultrasound isn’t medically necessary, it is sometimes used to date pregnancy gestation. According to the Guttmacher Institute, an ultrasound may also be used to personify the fetus and persuade the woman to not have an abortion; ultrasounds being medically unnecessary, add unnecessary costs to the already expensive