Q.6 6. What is the current legal abortion status in the states?
The red part is illegal.
The purple part is legal in case of rape.
The blue part is legal in case of danger to women's health
The green part is legal in case of danger to woman's health, rape or incest, or likely damaged fetus.
The yellow part if legal on request.
So as you can see, if people go to Alaska, Hawaii, New York, or Washington they are legal to abortion upon request.
* This map shows the situation in the US before 1973, the year which abortion was legalized in the US through the landmark Roe vs. Wade US Supreme Court decision.
"Abortion in the United States by state." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 June 2014. Web. 3 July 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States_by_state.>
7. Is the US government for or against abortion?
There were no exact answers to this question, however, as you can see from the picture above, there are many red status states where abortion is illegal. Therefore it can be said that the US government is more likely to be against abortion but for some states, it depends on the womens medical status.
I was really surprised that many states ban abortion.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why most of the states which ban abotrion are the northern part.
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ReplyDeleteLike Kenta, I was also surprised to see from your map that abortion APPEARS to be banned in many US States. Actually, that map shows the situation in the US BEFORE 1973, the year that abortion was legalized in the US through the landmark Roe vs. Wade US Supreme Court decision. Abortion is now, technically, legal in all 50 States, but due to some local laws and restrictions, woman in certain areas of the States may have to travel very long distances to get an abortion. This March, for example, a court upheld a law in Texas requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at hospitals near their clinics and restricting the availability of abortion-inducing drugs. This makes it more difficult for women to have abortions if they want them because there would be fewer doctors available to perform them and using the option to take a drug to induce abortion wouldn't be easy. Some States are trying everything they can do to restrict abortion despite the fact that it's legal all over the US.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned before, Wikipedia is a good place to _begin_ research but you should just use it as a jumping off point and ALWAYS double-check the facts by referring to sources outside of Wikipedia or by accessing the sources listed in the Wikipedia entry's bibliography. In your Academic Writing class you won't be allowed to list Wikipedia as a source. As I mentioned to you, this seminar is meant to help prepare you for AW by improving your basic research skills.
Your question "Is the US government for or against abortion?" is not very meaningful. The US is supposed to be governed "of the people, for the people, and by the people," as Lincoln said in his Gettysburg Address. American people are the government, through a system of representatives. Americans have different opinions on the issue and some State (and even local) governments are trying to undermine the federally mandated right to abortion. It's more meaningful to look at public opinion and laws (federal, state, and local) rather than asking the "government's opinion."
Cheers,
Joseph D.
Mr. Dias,
ReplyDeleteI did not realize our mistake, but I also received a message from another person who read our blog. I edited it and wrote a note that the map shows the situation in the US BEFORE 1973, the year which abortion was legalized in the US through the landmark Roe vs. Wade US Supreme Court decision.