The Pros And Cons Of Abortion Restrictions

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“Abortion is one of the safest surgical procedures for women in the United States. Fewer than 0.05% of women obtaining abortions experience a complication.Since recognizing a woman's constitutional right to abortion in 1973 in Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court has in subsequent decisions reaffirmed that right. The Court has held that a state cannot ban abortion before viability (the point at which a fetus can survive outside the uterus), and that any restriction on abortion after viability must contain exceptions to protect the life and health of the woman. The latter held that scientific evidence must be considered when evaluating the constitutionality of abortion restrictions. Some of the most common state-level abortion restrictions are parental notification or consent requirements for minors, limitations on public funding, mandated …show more content…

Abortion has always been a heavy topic no matter what side of the argument you are on for or against. Since the beginning of time it seems like the state has been debating what to do on the issue.” Ruling that Texas' 2013 abortion restrictions place an undue burden on a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Texas abortion providers a major victory by overturning the regulations(Tribune).” Abortion is tied in with healthcare and should be a free choice to everyone. Abortion is tied in with the United states and the supreme court but Texas specially has its own regulations that it’s been pushing to be “pro-life” and fight abortions. With our ruling abortions, it causes an unsafe problem of people trying to do it themselves, not everyone can care for the child and overall it shouldn’t be the choice of mostly people who have no idea about it and probably are out ruling it just for monetary gain. Starting her at April 2nd,2014 are the different steps that Texas has done Towards abortion including rules, regulations and the back and forth with the supreme

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