Scholarly vs Pop Media Focus on Sexuality
Abortion is the termination of human pregnancy. According to Greenberg, Bruess & Conklin there are two types of abortion, Spontaneous abortions, and induced abortion. The natural termination of a pregnancy is called spontaneous abortion or usually called miscarriages, and it occurs when the fetus stop developing and its expulse from the utero. Abortions requiring intervention to end the pregnancy are technically called Induce Abortion. Induce abortion has various methods including Vacuum aspiration, manual vacuum aspiration, medical abortion, or dilation and evacuation. Vacuum aspiration is the most common abortion in the United States, and is a “surgical procedure that uses a suction tube to evacuate the contents of the uterus, which can be used through the first weeks and the second trimester” (Greenberg, Bruess & Conklin, 2010). The manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) is a variation of vacuum aspiration that can be used from the detection of pregnancy up to 12 weeks since the last menstrual period. (Greenberg, Bruess & Conklin, 2010). The medical abortion is the used of drug to provoke the abortion. Dilation and evacuation occurs during the second trimester of pregnancy. This type of induces abortion “involves dilating the cervix, scraping the wall of the uterus and removing the endometrial lining with suction” (Greenberg, Bruess & Conklin, 2010).
“Should Parental Involvement Be Required for Minors ' Abortions?” by Hyman Rodman. In 1973, the U.S Supreme Court gave constitutional authorization to women’s’ right to abortion after Roe vs. Wade case. “The basis for the Court 's decision was a woman 's right to privacy: "This right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment 's concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, as we feel it is, or, as the District Court determined, in the Ninth Amendment 's reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman 's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy"
“Should Parental Involvement Be Required for Minors ' Abortions?” by Hyman Rodman. In 1973, the U.S Supreme Court gave constitutional authorization to women’s’ right to abortion after Roe vs. Wade case. “The basis for the Court 's decision was a woman 's right to privacy: "This right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment 's concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, as we feel it is, or, as the District Court determined, in the Ninth Amendment 's reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman 's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy"
References: Greenberg, J. S., Bruess, C. E., & Conklin, S. C. (2010). Exploring the dimensions of human sexuality. (Forth edition ed.). Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Rodman, H. (1991). Should parental involvement be required for minors 'abortions? (Vol. 2, pp. 155-160). Nation Council on Family Relations. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/585475 Schwarzwalder. , R. (2010, July 10). Parental involvement laws and their effect on abortion-minded . Retrieved from http://www.frc.org/onepagers/parental-involvement-laws-and-their-effect-on-abortion-minded-minors