Reading Questions 1.10 Reading Questions
Following the 2022 Supreme Court decision, there are many notable arguments regarding abortion rights and access that are being discussed. Below are some topics that merit further investigation:
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How do abortion bans disproportionately affect low-income individuals?https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/3548067-abortion-restrictions-will-disproportionately-burden-low-income-americans/ 1
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How realistic is a 6-week abortion ban if pregnancy is calculated from a person’s first day of their last menstrual cycle? https://19thnews.org/2021/09/greg-abbott-six-weeks-pregnancy-abortion/ 2
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Can states criminalize the act of crossing state lines to seek an abortion? https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/07/16/oklahoma-lawmakers-oppose-bill-on-interstate-travel-for-abortion/65374341007/ 3
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If a person has a miscarriage in a state with a total abortion ban, does the burden of proof fall to this person to verify they miscarried and did not have an abortion? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59214544 4
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Do abortion bans and restrictions reduce the number of abortions or just limit safe access to abortion? https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/health/abortion-restriction-laws/index.html 5
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How does one value a mother’s life in relation to a fetus’s life? https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/26/1111280165/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmare 6
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One common issue in abortion debates is a lack of common definitions and how this complicates dialogue. The American legal system prides itself on establishing rigid definitions. Watch an episode of Law and Order (either the original or Special Victims Unit) that deals with the topic of abortion. How are the legal definitions handled? Does everyone always agree with the definitions that are used? https://medium.com/the-establishment/law-order-has-a-long-and-ugly-history-of-stigmatizing-abortion-5531eaad9c6e 7
thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/3548067-abortion-restrictions-will-disproportionately-burden-low-income-americans/19thnews.org/2021/09/greg-abbott-six-weeks-pregnancy-abortion/www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/07/16/oklahoma-lawmakers-oppose-bill-on-interstate-travel-for-abortion/65374341007/www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59214544www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/health/abortion-restriction-laws/index.htmlwww.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/26/1111280165/because-of-texas-abortion-law-her-wanted-pregnancy-became-a-medical-nightmaremedium.com/the-establishment/law-order-has-a-long-and-ugly-history-of-stigmatizing-abortion-5531eaad9c6e