Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
Title:
Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
Word Count:
2085
Summary:
A woman’s decision whether or not to bear a child is one of the most intimate and important de
Keywords:
abortion, abortion controversy, aclu,
casey, jane roe, anthony kennedy,planned parenthood, pr
Article Body:
Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
American Civil Liberties Union At Issue: Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted? Auriana Ojeda
Greenhaven Press 2003
Viewpoint
A woman’s decision whether or not to bear a child is one of the most intimate and important de
The long march toward reproductive rights
The road to a woman’s right to choose has been a long and arduous one. Although abortion was n
A major breakthrough occurred in 1965 when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut la
Between 1967 and 1971, under mounting pressure from the women’s rights movement, 17 states dec
But the backlash was swift and fierce. Anti-choice forces quickly mobilized, dedicating themse
The post-Roe struggle
The landmark Roe v. Wade decision was based on the constitutional right to privacy-a right the
The right to choose has dramatically improved the health of individual women by freeing them f
The Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey was the next legal milestone
The Casey decision has forced the ACLU and other pro-choice groups to fight legal battles in c
More burdens for low-income women
For decades, opponents of choice have pursued a strategy of imposing special burdens on the mo
In 1980, the Supreme Court upheld this discriminatory scheme, but in a series of state constit
Women who rely exclusively on the federal government for their health care coverage cannot ben
D.C. Congress has thus created a two-tiered health care system in which women who depend on th
The government has even tried to use its spending power to pressure women not to have children
Aimed at discouraging childbearing by low-income women, child exclusions deny subsistence bene
Targeting young women
More than half of the states currently enforce laws that require minors to get permission from
Parental involvement laws serve only to deepen the desperation of teenagers already in crisis.
The Supreme Court has upheld parental consent and notification laws, but has required that the
Those who have long sought to make abortion inaccessible to minors are now stepping up their a
The proponents of "abstinence-only" sexuality education made gains in 1996 when Congress appro
Banning safe abortion procedures
The latest tactic of the anti-choice movement is to promote so-called "partial-birth abortion"
wholly inaccurate. Doctors all over the country have testified, and courts all over the countr
Congress has twice passed, and former president Clinton has twice vetoed, the federal "partial
Federal and state constitutional challenges to these state bans are underway throughout the co
Erosion of access to reproductive health services
Gaining access to reproductive health services has become increasingly difficult. The states h
Another barrier to access is the severe shortage of abortion providers. Frightened by anti-cho
Many hospitals have ceased to provide abortion as well. The increasingly frequent mergers betw
In 1989 Justice Harry Blackmun, who wrote the opinion in Roe v. Wade, issued a heartfelt disse
The darkness has not yet descended. But the defense of women’s reproductive freedom requires c
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Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
Word Count:
2085
Summary:
A woman’s decision whether or not to bear a child is one of the most intimate and important de
Keywords:
abortion, abortion controversy, aclu,
casey, jane roe, anthony kennedy,planned parenthood, pr
Article Body:
Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
American Civil Liberties Union At Issue: Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted? Auriana Ojeda
Greenhaven Press 2003
Viewpoint
A woman’s decision whether or not to bear a child is one of the most intimate and important de
The long march toward reproductive rights
The road to a woman’s right to choose has been a long and arduous one. Although abortion was n
A major breakthrough occurred in 1965 when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Connecticut la
Between 1967 and 1971, under mounting pressure from the women’s rights movement, 17 states dec
But the backlash was swift and fierce. Anti-choice forces quickly mobilized, dedicating themse
The post-Roe struggle
The landmark Roe v. Wade decision was based on the constitutional right to privacy-a right the
The right to choose has dramatically improved the health of individual women by freeing them f
The Supreme Court’s 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey was the next legal milestone
The Casey decision has forced the ACLU and other pro-choice groups to fight legal battles in c
More burdens for low-income women
For decades, opponents of choice have pursued a strategy of imposing special burdens on the mo
In 1980, the Supreme Court upheld this discriminatory scheme, but in a series of state constit
Women who rely exclusively on the federal government for their health care coverage cannot ben
D.C. Congress has thus created a two-tiered health care system in which women who depend on th
The government has even tried to use its spending power to pressure women not to have children
Aimed at discouraging childbearing by low-income women, child exclusions deny subsistence bene
Targeting young women
More than half of the states currently enforce laws that require minors to get permission from
Parental involvement laws serve only to deepen the desperation of teenagers already in crisis.
The Supreme Court has upheld parental consent and notification laws, but has required that the
Those who have long sought to make abortion inaccessible to minors are now stepping up their a
The proponents of "abstinence-only" sexuality education made gains in 1996 when Congress appro
Banning safe abortion procedures
The latest tactic of the anti-choice movement is to promote so-called "partial-birth abortion"
wholly inaccurate. Doctors all over the country have testified, and courts all over the countr
Congress has twice passed, and former president Clinton has twice vetoed, the federal "partial
Federal and state constitutional challenges to these state bans are underway throughout the co
Erosion of access to reproductive health services
Gaining access to reproductive health services has become increasingly difficult. The states h
Another barrier to access is the severe shortage of abortion providers. Frightened by anti-cho
Many hospitals have ceased to provide abortion as well. The increasingly frequent mergers betw
In 1989 Justice Harry Blackmun, who wrote the opinion in Roe v. Wade, issued a heartfelt disse
The darkness has not yet descended. But the defense of women’s reproductive freedom requires c
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