Abortion: Unconstitutional State and Federal Laws

Abortion: Unconstitutional State and Federal Laws

Abortion for many years now has been a very controversial topic politically and culturally. Democrats are considered to be pro-choice for women rights to abortion, while the Republicans are against abortion due to their conservative culture. Women's right to have abortions have been violated by both state and federal government laws. Laws regulating women's right to an abortion is unconstitutional because the laws prohibits women from making their own decision whether or not to have an abortion performed. Women should have the right to an abortion with out any regulations by the state and federal governments because they may not be able to financial support the child or it may been an unwanted pregnancy.

Women have always been minorities throughout the entire US history and have always been put down by men simply because they are women. Women have always been limited in what ever they do. For example, women generally get payed less than men if both are performing the same job and work the same amount of hours because the stereotypes of women that they cannot preform the same tasks as well as men. Women are not only discriminated in jobs but are also restricted to what they do with their bodies when they want to under go an abortions by the state and and federal laws. According to Pema Levy, “In the past three years, states across the country have passed more abortion restrictions - - more than 200 laws - -than in the preceding decade” (n.p.). These laws are making it more difficult, expansive and the access for women to under go an abortion, which can be a problem for women that may have a miscarriage or women that can not financially support a baby and may not able to provide...

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...ke all men, women have the right to chose form themselves, furthermore Trap laws and the Supreme court ruling of the Planned parenthood V. Casey is unconstitutional because they are controlling the choice of women have an abortion. Women with unwanted pregnancies may not able to support or care for the child and may suffer growing up. The Roe v. Wade Supreme court ruling that women should have abortion access with out restriction as long it is with in the first three months of the pregnancy.

Works Cited

Levy, Pema. "The Abortion Case The Supreme Court May Find Hard To Refuse." Newsweek Global 162.3 (2014): 66-72. Academic Search Complete. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.

Medoff, Marshall H. "State Abortion Policies, Targeted Regulation Of Abortion Provider Laws, And Abortion Demand." Review Of Policy Research 27.5 (2010): 577-594. Business Source Complete. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.