Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States. July 2014 • Half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion.[1] •Twenty-one percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion.[2] • In 2011, 1.06 million abortions were performed, down 13% from 1.21 million in 2008.
From 1973 through 2011, nearly 53 million legal abortions occurred.[2] • Each year, 1.7% of women aged 15–44 have an abortion [2] . • At least half of American women will experience an unintended pregnancy by age 45, and at 2008 abortion rates, one in 10 women will have an abortion by age 20, one in four by age 30 and three in 10 by age 45.[4,5] • Eighteen percent of U.S. women obtaining abortions are teenagers; those aged 15–17 obtain 6% of all abortions, 18–19-year-olds obtain 11%, and teens younger than 15 obtain 0.4%.[3] • Women in their 20s account for more than half of all abortions: Women aged 20–24 obtain 33% of all abortions, and women aged 25–29 obtain 24%.[3] • In September 2000, the U.S. 1.
Www.stbern-bv.org/FOCA_FactSheet08a.pdf. Racial Slavery and Abortion in America: How History Repeats Itself. One reason I became a historian is because I became convinced that knowledge of the past can help and guide us in the present.
While history may not always repeat itself, it is accurate to say that there is nothing new under the sun. I am reminded of these things as we mark the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Supreme Court legalizes abortion — History.com This Day in History — 1/22/1973. In a historic decision, the U.S.
Supreme Court rules in Roe v. Wade that women, as part of their constitutional right to privacy, can terminate a pregnancy during its first two trimesters. Only during the last trimester, when the fetus can survive outside the womb, would states be permitted to regulate abortion of a healthy pregnancy. History of the Federal Abortion Ban - Gonzales v Carhart - Planned Parenthood Action Center.
Louisiana Right to Life Federation > Recent Legal History of Abortion in the United States. Though there is evidence of a few rogue doctors and midwives performing abortions in the U.S. as far back as the 1850s, the first concerted effort to overturn state laws prohibiting abortion began in 1957, when a group of prominent lawyers, law professors and judges, as members of the American Law Institute (ALI) first proposed a “model penal code” on abortion, calling for abortion to be legal in cases where there was “substantial risk that continuance of the pregnancy would gravely impair the physical or mental health of the woman, or that the child resulting from pregnancy would be born with grave physical or mental defect, or in cases of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest.”
Before states began adopting the ALI model in the late 1960s, statutes generally prohibited abortion or limited it to situations of “severe physical disease or impairment,” and states interpreted these laws rather strictly. Assistance provided by National Right to Life Roe v. Doe v. Bigelo v. Connecticut v. Abortion: History of Abortion. The History of Abortion in the United States. Pew Forum: A History of Key Abortion Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. Navigate this report: During the past 40 years, federal courts, particularly the U.S.
Supreme Court, have superseded states as the driving force in crafting abortion policy. Indeed, since the high court’s January 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which granted women the constitutional right to terminate their pregnancies, state legislatures and governors have encountered a number of limitations in the ways they can regulate abortion. Prior to Roe, and throughout much of American history, states banned or severely restricted abortion.
Despite the near-universal prohibition on abortion in the early 20th century, social forces in the decades that followed – such as the fight for women’s suffrage and later the feminist movement – pushed the country toward greater political and sexual freedom for women. Roe v. THE PRO-CHOICE ACTION NETWORK. This article refutes some common misconceptions about abortion.
Human life begins at conception. There is no scientific consensus as to when human life begins. It is a matter of philosophic opinion or religious belief. Human life is a continuum---sperm and eggs are also alive, and represent potential human beings, but virtually all sperm and eggs are wasted. If Abortion Were Illegal. A liberal social issues group, AtCenterNetwork.com, recently created a mini-documentary filmed outside a Libertyville, Ill. abortion clinic.
The interviewer approached pro-life demonstrators outside the clinic and asked, “If abortion is illegal, how much time should a woman do in prison for having one?” The resulting film captured bewildered expressions and unsatisfying answers to a question rarely posed. For the National Institute for Reproductive Health (NIRH), columnist Anna Quindlen, and the film’s producers, this was the “gotcha” question that revealed a gaping hole in pro-life rhetoric. In the latest issue of Newsweek, Quindlen said the demonstraters in the video try to “worm their way out of hypocrisy,” because they chose not to judge and criminalize women in crisis situations. Historically, women were not imprisoned for having abortions — the doctors who gave them were. Olivia Gans, a spokeswoman for the National Right to Life committee, had an abortion 26 years ago.
What Would We Do After Abortion Became Illegal? « WIT. January 26, 2011 by Katie Grimes In my experience, the reason most Americans want abortion, at least in some circumstances, to remain legal is not primarily because they do not respect the life of the unborn or even because they are morally comfortable with abortion, but instead because most Americans are uncomfortable with what it would mean to enforce the criminalization of abortion.
If those wishing to make abortion illegal wish to have success, they need to think about and publicly speak about how we as a society will enforce abortion laws. After all, if the vast majority of people can do something illegal without getting punished for it, then that something can not really said to be illegal. So, what should the punishments be for women who seek abortions and the doctors who help them? If abortion is the moral and material equivalent to murder, then those who seek and perform abortions should be punished like murderers.
Abortion myths. IFAS | Freedom Writer | July 1994 | myths.html Abortion myths By Marlena Sobel.
The Myth of “The Social Issues”: The Politics of Abortion and the Politics of Gay Rights are Different. In today’s New York Times Susan Saulny’s article “Young in G.O.P.
Erase the Lines on Social Issues” appears. Change in party positioning on issues is a very important topic. I wouldn’t have written a book about it if I didn’t think so. Unfortunately, this is a misleading article that demonstrates that the term “social issues”, much like “weapons of mass destruction”, is so broad that it may obscure more than it reveals. The article’s thesis is that younger Republicans are becoming more liberal on “the social issues”, defined as same-sex marriage and abortion. Where the article goes off the rails is the claim that what is true of same-sex marriage is true of abortion. HISTORY OF ABORTION.
The following is an exclusive excerpt from the "Abortion" chapter of Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century. For complete information and resources, we recommend that you consult the chapter and the book in its entirety. Over several centuries and in different cultures, there is a rich history of women helping each other to abort. Until the late 1800s, women healers in Western Europe and the U.S. provided abortions and trained other women to do so, without legal prohibitions. The State didn't prohibit abortion until the 19th century, nor did the Church lead in this new repression. In 1803, Britain first passed antiabortion laws, which then became stricter throughout the century. Abortion became a crime and a sin for several reasons. At the same time, male doctors were tightening their control over the medical profession. Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview. J. Lewis and Jon O.
Shimabukuro, Congressional Research Service Updated January 28, 2001 Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview Summary. Abortion - Types, Preparation and Procedure Information on eMedicineHealth. Abortion Abortion Overview and History Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in the United States each year. More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives.
While women of every social class seek terminations, the typical woman who ends her pregnancy is either young, white, unmarried, poor, or over the age of 40. In the United States and worldwide, abortion (known also as elective termination of pregnancy) remains common. The US Supreme Court legalized abortion in the well-known Roe v Wade decision in 1973; currently, there are about 1.2 million abortions are performed each year in the United States. In spite of the introduction of newer, more effective, and more widely available birth control methods, more than half of the 6 million pregnancies occurring each year in the United States are considered unplanned by the women who are pregnant.
American Life League: The Nation's Largest Grassroots Catholic Pro-Life Organization. Abortion. Facts About Abortion: U.S. Abortion Statistics. Primary, nationwide abortion statistics for the United States are available from two sources—privately from the Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and publicly from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In recent years, California, Maryland, and New Hampshire have not publicly released their abortion totals—rendering the CDC numbers incomplete. The following information has been gleaned from both sources to provide an overview of the frequency and demography of abortion. Additional, secondary statistics have been taken from the National Abortion Federation's (NAF) 2009 teaching text on abortion, Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy: Comprehensive Abortion Care.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ABORTION, VISIT: Prenatal Development, Abortion Procedures or Abortion Pictures IF YOU ARE PREGNANT AND NEED HELP, VISIT: OptionLine.org. Background on Abortion. History of Abortion - Students for Life: Pro Life Youth, Anti-Abortion Facts, and Pro-Life Training. History of Abortion in the United States 1821 Connecticut passes the first law in the United States barring abortions after “quickening,” which were usually performed by administering poison to the woman after the fourth month of pregnancy. 1856 Dr. Horatio Storer establishes a national drive through the American Medical Association to make all abortions illegal. Prior to this, first trimester abortions were legal or a misdemeanor in most states. Fast Facts: History of U.S. Abortion Laws. Facts About Abortion: U.S. Abortion History. GOP Attacks Planned Parenthood : The Mirador. NBC's Mitchell Describes Push for Free Birth Control as 'Contraception Rights. On Wednesday's NBC Nightly News , as correspondent Andrea Mitchell filed a report recounting that President Obama is running ahead of Mitt Romney with female voters, Mitchell referred to liberal birth control activist Sandra Fluke's political activities as a push for "contraception rights" rather than more accurately relaying her desire to force health insurance to pay for birth control pills for women as if they could not choose to purchase such products on their own.
As she concluded the story, Mitchell included a dig at Rick Santorum as she asserted to viewers that members of the Romney campaign "blame Rick Santorum's positions on women's health in the primaries for the gender gap against Republicans," as if abortion deserves to be called a "women's health" issue. Free birth control tied to drop in abortions. Physicians For Life - Abstinence, Abortion, Birth Control - Home. Pres. Obama's abortion flip-flops. The Biggest and Most Real Abortion Flip-Flops But don't expect the press to report this. Talk about straining at a gnat with this week's reportings!
Mitt Romney’s CPAC Speech: His Claims vs. the Truth. The Romney Files by Amy Contrada February 17, 2012 The real record on: Comments on: What is Romney's real position on abortion? Romney promises no abortion legislation. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Wading into an explosive social issue, Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday said he would not pursue any abortion-related legislation if elected president.
Mitt Romney sends out mixed messages on abortion. Anti-Abortion. Back in 1980, televangelist James Robison said he was “sick and tired of hearing about all of the radicals, and the perverts, and the liberals, and the leftists, and the communists coming out of the closet; it’s time for God’s people to come out of the closet, out of the churches and change America.” In a commentary posted on his blog last week, Robison repeated the refrain: “While so many others are coming out of the closet in defense of their non-biblical practices, it is time for pastors, priests and all true believers to come out of the closet and stand for truth against the flood of evil.”
Abortion: 2012 contenders' views. Do the Right Thing, by Mike Huckabee. Iowa Woman Schools Romney on Anti-Abortion Amendment and Birth Control. Abortion & Pro-life Issues - Mitt Romney Record, History of Views, Prolife Leader's Statements. This Is Where Obama, Romney Stand on Abortion & Why it Matters. Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions; Romney wants to cut access. - Page 47. Mitt Romney Is Hiding Abortion Position, Not Softening It, Obama Campaign Says. If you're a woman, this is why you should vote Democrat. Democrats: Vote Like Your Lady Parts Depend On It. Where Obama and Romney stand on the issues - Interactive. Free birth control project cuts teen births, abortions. TRENDING: Actresses call out Romney on abortion in new ad. National Abortion Federation: History of Abortion. Abortion election 2012 scholarly. Abortion Rights Group Launches "Bill of Reproductive Rights"
Election 2012: Obama & Romney on abortion. Should abortion remain a legal option in America? - 2012 Presidential Election - ProCon.org. Paul Ryan: Ticket’s abortion position is ‘very consistent’ Laura Carroll: An Inconvenient Abortion Truth. Romney Promotes "Respecting Life and Religious Liberty" in Debate. Abortion Rates Fall With Free Birth Control - Health News. The O'Brien Decision: A Gift to the Obama Administration From a Bush Appointee. The Obama Abortion Agenda and the Congress: The Last Four Years.
Fact check: Birth control, Medicare cuts, jobs bills - What were Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren talking about? AP Touts Positive 'Effects of Free Birth Control' Under ObamaCare. Obama e-card: ‘Can I borrow $18,000 for birth control?’ Michelle Obama Promotes Abortion at Pre-Debate Fundraiser. Obama ECard: Hey Mom, Can You Spare $18,000 For My Birth Control? Catholics sue Obama over birth control mandate. Obama Might Have Gotten This One Right. Learn More About No-Cost Birth Control and BC4ME. Matthews: Reduce abortions by promoting birth control, not protesting pro-choice speakers. NBC Seizes on New Study to Promote ObamaCare Contraception Mandate. Disgusting… New Obama Ad “Dreams of My Daughter” Promotes Taxpayer-Funded Abortions and Free Birth Control.
Obama Promotes Planned Parenthood in Speech to Students. Obama Plugs Birth Control and Planned Parenthood in Speech at High School. Catholic Bishops Promote 'Natural' Family Planning Amid Battle Over Contraception Mandate. JSTOR: International Security, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Winter, 2008/2009), pp. 7-45. JSTOR: Polity, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Jul., 2009), pp. 312-330. Election 2012: Our Family Friendly Primer on the Issues That Really Make a Difference for Kids. Women Are the Key to the Presidential Debate and Election. Study: Free birth control leads to fewer abortions. Obama Truth Team. What is Romney's real position on abortion?
What the Schneck? Obama vs Romney: Stances on Healthcare, Abortion, and Economy. Romney Facing Tough Questions Over Views on Abortion : Politics. Mitt Romney Clarifies Abortion Stance, Re-Affirms Desire to Defund Planned Parenthood. Mitt Romney Goes Moderate On Contraception Coverage, Glossing Over Past Position. Obama and Romney: Where they stand on abortion. Obama Camp Claims Romney Hides Abortion Stance. Obama vs. Romney on Abortion and Birth Control. Obama vs Romney Polls: How Romney Can Close the Gap Among Female Voters. Obama vs Romney Abortion Stance: The Right to Have an Abortion is What This Election is About. Obama vs Romney on Abortion. Romney vs. Obama: Abortion Views Compared. Abortion and Birth Control — 10 Ways the 2012 Presidential Election Will Affect College Students. Romney vs. Obama: Abortion Views Compared.