Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Raynne Alston Eng111 Writing Project 3 Abortions The purpose of this essay is to describe the controversy of abortions, also to describe how it relates to a poem written by Sojourner Truth “Ain’t I a Woman?”. Initially I chose this topic because it was relatable but I came to the realization that it is not a new issue and it links directly into the women’s suffrage movement in the 1800s. This is…

Abortion is the failure of a fertilized egg to reach maturity. Failure to reach full maturity can be the results of spontaneous, accidental miscarriage or the intentional termination of a fertilized egg. However, the word abortion is usually associated with the intentional termination of a fertilized egg. There are three major types of abortion, which include therapeutic abortion, late-term abortion and elective abortion. Therapeutic abortions are performed in the second trimester to preserve…

Abortion, a constant battle between “pro-life” and “pro-choice,” has carried over since the 1820s when the first set of abortion laws were established. Through court cases, the topic is has been debated and re looked at time and time again. Religion, different in every case, has also had an influence on some as to what ‘side’ they are on. The debate on when life begins has also played an impact as well as who has the right choose. Abortion is one of the most controversial topics inside the…

abortions financed by combined federal-state Medicaid funds (Engstrom, 2016). According to Engstrom (2016), Many view the “Hyde Amendment as a “back door” attempt by Congress to limit abortions in a manner that goes against the rights outlined in Roe v. Wade, mainly seeing the amendment as disproportionately affecting impoverished and minority women” (p. 2). Medicaid is a joint program between federal and state government allowing the states decide to use their own public funds to provide…

The topic of abortions has been an on-going controversy since the famous court case Roe v. Wade. Before this court case only three states in the U.S provided access to abortions. People involved in the court in the Roe v Wade case were a poor pregnant woman, two young inexperienced lawyers, and a supreme court justice with a background in medical law (Purdy). In 1973, Supreme court with a decision 7-2 verdict, using the concept of privacy and the statue of due process, the supreme court…

history, regardless of its legality (History of Abortion in the U.S.). In 1973, the Supreme Court legalized abortion as a pro-choice stance. Many court cases tried to over turn Roe v. Wade, the court case that said abortion should be legal, but never had it overturned; however, in 1992, the court case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey had made restrictions on abortion. This includes a 24 hour waiting period, one parent’s permission if a minor, and a husband must be notified of intent to have the…

The topic today is abortions. Ending a pregnancy is something many women don’t talk about publicly. Abortion is a difficult decision. It poses many personal and ethical questions. When can a fetus be considered a human life? At conception? In the sixth month of pregnancy? At birth? Is abortion okay when a woman's health would be harmed by continuing the woman the pregnancy all the way to childbirth? What if the woman feels that she could not properly take care of the child? Is abortion justified…

In 2009, Thea Clara Spyer passed away leaving behind her estate to her domestic partner, Edith Windsor. The couple wed in 2007 in Canada and as residents of New York, their marriage was recognized by the state. However, the IRS denied Windsor a spousal deduction under federal law citing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA.) DOMA’s section 3 refers to marriage only as the legal union between one man and one woman.Windsor chose to challenge DOMA, believing same-sex couples are entitled to equal…

its highest, and most impactful for the past half-century. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case, Obergefell v. Hodges might have been the case to legalize same-sex marriage but the importance truly lies in the cases that paved the road for the memorable victory of this SCOTUS case. One of the most important cases is from the state of Massachusetts, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. In the year 2003, the state of Massachusetts was the first state in the US to legalize…

history. However, polling data from the source I use occurs only on even years, and data does not exist for questions regarding abortion in 1974. Moreover, I analyze presidential platforms in my case study, and the first presidential election after Roe v. Wade was in 1976. Therefore, I choose 1976 as a starting year for my case study. I choose 2004 as an ending point because it is a recent presidential election year. Presidential election years are useful to compare citizens’ issue positions…