The document discusses abortion from several perspectives: 1. It provides statistics on the number of abortions performed worldwide and in the US each year, including that 200,000 abortions in the US are among women under 19. 2. It outlines the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade and subsequent rulings that established a woman's right to abortion but allowed for some state regulations. 3. It discusses various views around when life begins, parental and spousal consent laws, reasons women choose abortion, and ethical debates around public funding and restrictions.

2.  The intentional termination of a pregnancy
and the expulsion of a fetus from the uterus.

3. •40 Million abortions are performed
worldwide every year 1
•In 2004, 1.2 million of those were
performed in the US 2
•Of those, 17.4 % are performed on
women under the age of 19, that’s
200,000 abortions3

4. •In Washington DC 37% of
pregnancies end in abortion
•In Utah only 6% of
pregnancies end in abortion. 7
•Wyoming has the fewest
amount of abortions, and
California has the highest.
4

5.  Norma McCorvey is unmarried and pregnant in Texas
 Texas law prohibited abortions unless medically
necessary
 McCorvey couldn’t afford to leave the state to get an
abortion, so she was forced to have the child.
 The child was put up for adoption
 McCorvey was part of a class action lawsuit against the
Dallas D.A
 The plaintiffs won,and Texas abortion law was deemed
void
 The results were appealed, but eventually they were
upheld in the supreme court4

6. Abortion is a private decision between a woman and her
doctor5

7. States may regulate abortion, but only for the
purposes
of promoting the health of the pregnant
woman 5

8. States may prohibit an abortion to protect a
viable fetus
5

9.  Chief Justice William Rehnquist wrote the
Webster decision which allows for doctors to
test the viability of the fetus.
 His decision overruled Roe v. Wade and
allows for state regulation of viable fetus’ in
the 2nd and 3rd trimester
 Women can still legally abort a “nonviable”
fetus8

10. 1. A pregnant woman must wait 24 hours
before an abortion to study informed
consent. Informed consent means:
 Informing the pregnant woman about
the risks of the abortion, along with
alternatives
 The gestational age of the fetus
 The medical risks of carrying the fetus
to term6

11. 2. If a woman is a minor, she must have
parental consent or a court order to
have an abortion
3. With a few exceptions, a women must
inform her spouse if she is planning to
have an abortion
4. Health Providers must report all
abortions to the health department. 6

12.  In 2003 a law was enacted to
prohibit “partial-birth abortions.”
 “partial-birth abortions” are an
incredibly inhumane method of
aborting a fetus, in which the doctor
punctures the living fetus’ skull and
pulls its brains out until it dies.

13. AMERICANS WORLD WIDE
 Postpone childbirth  Many reasons are the
 Can’t afford a child same, however gender
 Relationship problems selection plays a huge role
 Age in world wide abortions.
 School or work  Chinese people greatly
 No more kids favor having male children.
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 Fetus’ health
 Mothers’ health
 Other reasons7

14.  If the government pays for abortions does
that mean that they are condoning the
morality of the issue?
 Would it be cheaper to abort a child than to
pay for a lifetime of welfare/medicaid
benefits?
 Should the government be involved in a
private matter?

15. •Parents have no rights
•Parents have the right to be notified
•Parents preferences need to be considered
•Parents have an equal
voice
•Parents should be the
ultimate decision
makers.

16. Should a woman be able to
have multiple abortions?
•In 2004, over 48,000
women had 3 or more
abortions
•And almost 70,000 women
had 2 abortions

17. What are a fathers rights? These views are
similar to a parents rights:
•They have no rights
•They have the right
to be informed
•They have an equal
voice
•The fathers should
be able to veto/
The parents should
be able to make the
decision

18. When is a Fetus “Human”?

•Conception? When anis fertilized.
Conception? When an egg egg is
 fertilized.
Implantation? When the egg attaches to the
•Implantation? When the egg
uterine wall
 attaches to the uterine wall
When the heart beats at 4 weeks?
 •When baby is viable enough
When thethe heart beats at 4 to live
outside of the womb?
weeks?
 When thethe baby is viable enough
•When baby is born?
to live outside of the womb?
•When the baby is born?