Abortion Chapter Summary

Deidre Adams
Professor Bindu Ranaut
English 1101
2, November 2014

Abortion: why Abortion is considered cruel and women’s rights pro-life against pro-choice.
Robert M. Baired and Stuart E. Rosenbaum; The Ethnics of Abortion pro-life vs. pro-choice
Publisher: Prometheus books ISBN: 0879758058
Author Robert M. Baired and Edited by Stuart E. Rosenbaum this book provides both pro-choice and pro-life sides in their own words, it discusses a legal, philosophical, historical, personal and religious issues. The book also provides readers with basic understanding of different beliefs on abortion and women’s rights; it includes 22 discussions about abortion from both parties. Since abortion is a very complicated

topic, each discussion is divided into distinct clusters; each addresses topics within the heated abortion debate. One particular section speaks on the constitutional question as whether or not abortion should be regarded as a fundamental right. This Book also contains different Religious groups and their opinions on abortion and if it should be illegal and considered murder and if states should banned abortion permanently.
Academic Journal Article; journal of international women’s studies, vol.7, and no.4 2006 by Terri Susan fine: Generations, Feminist beliefs and Abortion rights support
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This article retain information about women’s rights and different public views on abortions, the article supports Roe v.

Wade case In 1973 and the statistics on abortion in different age bracts, and also goes into detail examples on other rights to women far as employment, voting and etc. feminist and non-feminist and their beliefs on the right to abort a fetus, there has been some discussion about abortion during recent years. One point argues by law, abortion should never be permitted and by law abortion should be permit only in cases such as rape, incest or danger to a women’s health or life, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established by physician only. Other point argues that by law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal

choice.
Magazine Article by Valenti, Jessica, The progressive, vol.75, no 4, April 2011: The New Assault on Abortion Rights.
In this magazine article speaks about different states and there laws on abortion, for example in Ohio abortions could be banned once a heartbeat is heard, and Iowa fertilized eggs could be given the same constitutional rights as people. The popular H.B. 125 was introduced in the state legislature in October 2011. The bill was notably supported by Jack Willke. Another law was recently signed in Ohio by John Kasich which mandates, that doctors who do not test for a fetal heartbeat must be subject to criminal penalties; specifically for doctors who failed to do so will be charged with a first-degree

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misdemeanor carrying up to 6 months in jail, for the first violation and fourth-degree felony up to 18 months in jail, for subsequent violations.

Also taking into account women who have irregular cycles or barely any symptoms, would be restricted from having abortions before they were even knew they were pregnant. State abortion restrictions always been a part of anti-choice strategy, legislators and activists are now executing an increasingly radical state by state strategy, if successful would effectively make abortion illegal. In states like Wyoming the fetal heartbeat bill was introduced in January 2013, but was voted out by house committee in a 4-5

vote.

Director; Brian Barkley, Actors; Alveda King, Carol Evert
“Life after Abortion” Documentary
Overwhelmed with anxiety, pain and guilt this documentary is based on true life events on women and men who have suffered from post-abortion, resulting In fear after they silenced there selves for years, some even decades after realizing the initial toll of their choice. The women look back on their unplanned pregnancies and talk about the experiences. From delivery, desperate measures to devastation and stress, this documentary shows the full proof and impact on real people after their abortions. Life after abortion is a very eye opening documentary which goes into detail about abortion clinics and the physician who treats u after your procedure.
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Roe V. Wade: It’s History and Impact
www.plannedparenthood.org

The website provides facts on the influential Supreme Court case that continues to affect reproductive rights today. Planned Parenthood gives history of the case and how it still has an impact on abortion debate today. On January 22, 1973 a women who was a single parent by the name of Jane Roe, she wanted to safely and legally