Thesis Statement On Abortion

Abortion in the United States
Abortion is one of the most relevant issues in the United States, considering that approximately 54,599,615 abortions have occurred since it was legalized in 1973. It is not and probably never will be possible to have one universal opinion about abortion, or any other controversial topic, because every mind thinks differently and thinks upon different values and ideologies. The debate on abortion between Republicans and Democrats has persisted even before the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade. Republicans have sought to abolish abortion by creating policies that limit the amount of abortions in the United States, and Democrats have acted to expand the access to abortions. People have also created organizations
Wade. I will also talk about the national and state policies that have emerged to either restrict or support the accessibility of abortions, and I will challenge their legality based on the Constitution and other policies. Additionally, I will talk about what the Framers intended in the Roe v. Wade decision, and what they foresaw would be the outcome of this new law. Throughout the paper I will also include general information about abortion and some relevant statistical data. Based on all this information I will elaborate on my thesis statement and I will go into detail on the process of reforming the current policy on abortion. During the course of my paper I will also determine if sex education should be an important factor in reforming abortion. Since the reform will not be at all favorable to prochoice advocates, I will look into negative impacts of changing the abortion laws, and the possibility of reducing these negative impacts. Finally, I will evaluate my new reform, and determine if it is possible, Constitutional, and
In the Webster v. Reproductive Health Services case in 1989, the court was more lenient on state restrictions. It allowed states to restrict abortions in public institutions, and allowed public employees to refuse to participate on abortions that were performed not essentially to save the mother’s life. However, this ruling was narrow because most of the abortion procedures were performed in private doctors’ offices or clinics. Another important court case was the Planned Parenthood of Southern Pennsylvania v. Casey in 1992. This court decision emphasized the importance of following precedent as the main reason not to overturn the Roe v. Wade ruling. It also established the “undue burden” principle, which meant that no state restriction could impose obstacles in the path of a woman seeking an abortion. The court decided that four restrictions did not present an “undue burden” to the right of abortion. The four provisions that were upheld were the 24-hour waiting period, informed consent, parental consent for minors’ abortions with judicial bypass, and reporting