It is important to remember that people who are pro-choice are not pro-abortion. Pro-choice refers to the belief that women should be able to choose what happens to them, control what comes out of their body and when they want to completely change their lives. Having a child is a huge commitment and lifechanging event. I ran accross this letter to the editor from a delaware based online newspaper. It is a good description of Obama and the pro-choice stance on abortion. Below is a link to the letter and the subsequent discussion board that is quite interesting.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090425/OPINION10/90424060/1004/OPINION
26 April 2009
25 April 2009
Latest Abortion Legislation
In Kansas a bill had been up to make it more difficult to get late term abortions. The Governor of the state Kathleen Sebelius vetoed the bill after state legislators passed it. Sebelius' track record has been consistent on abortion related bills, she has been a firm pro-choice advocate. She has been nominated by president Obama to lead the Department of Health and Human Services which helps to advice on health legislation and medical legislation. If Sebelius' nomination is upheld by the US Senate it will be a great step for abortion rights if a decidedly pro-choice woman is the leader of the Department of HHS.
Here is an article which outlines Kansas' vetoed bill and Sebelius' past abortion record.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/24/kathleen-sebelius-vetoes-abortion-legislation
Here is an article which outlines Kansas' vetoed bill and Sebelius' past abortion record.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/24/kathleen-sebelius-vetoes-abortion-legislation
20 April 2009
GRIMLI!
I don't know where he is filming this, but I think it is great. This guy is great! Very entertaining and animated. It is interesting to hear such a pro-choice stance coming from a guy who is obviously somewhat religious.
Here is a PSA from 1991 that was never shown on any networks. It is an interesting commercial, you never see things like this on TV.
Here is a PSA from 1991 that was never shown on any networks. It is an interesting commercial, you never see things like this on TV.
15 April 2009
Clarification
I wanted to comment on my choice of slide background for my presentation. I chose the image below because I wanted to say that women ought to be able to get an abortion and not have to resort to using dangerous, scary, unsanitary and gross methods of abortion like a clothes hanger. People made noises like I was doing something wrong when in fact I was making a statement against the fact that people have to resort to 'homemade' abortions. I am decidedly pro-choice and part of the pro-choice platform deals with safety and health of women. If a woman has to resort to a clotheshanger for an abortion they are putting their health and safety in jeopardy, and their lives are being risked because the state they live in does not allow abortions for how far along they are in their pregnancy or because they have mandatory reporting laws which make it impossible for some girls to get abortions because they will be disowned by their families.
13 April 2009
Policy Presentation
This is the video that I wanted to show to the class during my presentation. It is not a perfectly appropriate clip, but it shows how difficult and neverending the debate about abortion is and will be.
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| The Word - Abortion | ||||
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27 March 2009
Forms of Abortion
There are two main forms of abortion. There is the pill form, Mifepristone, and there is a surgical, usually aspiration based, form of abortion.
Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid used to induce abortion of a fetus in women who are in the first two months of their pregnancy. RU-486 was developed in the 1980's in France for use as a medical abortion pill. RU-486 was not legalized in the United States in September of 2000, at the end of President Clinton's time in office. Mifepristone is about 97% effective and costs anywhere from $350-$650. It is available in all 50 states and if you visit a place like planned parenthood you can either get it there or be referred to somewhere you can get it. Mifepristone is a form of abortion that many women say they prefer because it feels more natural and less invasive than the aspiration methods and feels more like a normal miscarriage.
Surgical abortions are advised when a woman wishes to end her pregnancy after 7 weeks have gone by, and aspiration, or vacuum, abortions can be done up to 16 weeks into the pregnancy. Suction aspiration was first used in 1958 in China and later in 1967 in the UK and in the 1970s suction aspiration became used and refined in the United States. The procedure involves a small vacuum tube being inserted through the cervix and suck out the contents of the uterus. It is nearly 100% effective in terminating the pregnancy. It costs between $350-$900 during the first trimester and after that the cost increases the longer the pregnancy lasts. Women are anesthetized either locally or generally for the procedure, but the risk of complications is minimal and if the entire contents of the uterus is not gotten the first time, the procedure may be done again to ensure the desired effect.
Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid used to induce abortion of a fetus in women who are in the first two months of their pregnancy. RU-486 was developed in the 1980's in France for use as a medical abortion pill. RU-486 was not legalized in the United States in September of 2000, at the end of President Clinton's time in office. Mifepristone is about 97% effective and costs anywhere from $350-$650. It is available in all 50 states and if you visit a place like planned parenthood you can either get it there or be referred to somewhere you can get it. Mifepristone is a form of abortion that many women say they prefer because it feels more natural and less invasive than the aspiration methods and feels more like a normal miscarriage.
Surgical abortions are advised when a woman wishes to end her pregnancy after 7 weeks have gone by, and aspiration, or vacuum, abortions can be done up to 16 weeks into the pregnancy. Suction aspiration was first used in 1958 in China and later in 1967 in the UK and in the 1970s suction aspiration became used and refined in the United States. The procedure involves a small vacuum tube being inserted through the cervix and suck out the contents of the uterus. It is nearly 100% effective in terminating the pregnancy. It costs between $350-$900 during the first trimester and after that the cost increases the longer the pregnancy lasts. Women are anesthetized either locally or generally for the procedure, but the risk of complications is minimal and if the entire contents of the uterus is not gotten the first time, the procedure may be done again to ensure the desired effect.
23 March 2009
Agenda
On Whitehouse.gov under the agenda, President Obama's stance on abortion is clearly stated. He is in support of a woman's right to choose on the topic of abortion. His support is instrumental to the further progress of abortion rights. The agenda says that Obama respects those that do not agree with him, but cannot in any way imaginable see a constitutional amendment to overturn roe vs. wade. The agenda addresses the fact that abortion is a very divisive issue and a hot topic.
Under the same heading of "Reproductive Choice" on the agenda is the issue of Preventing unintentional pregnancy. It says that Obama is a proponent of easily accessible contraception. His Prevention First Act is to fund sex education and family planning throughout the US. In addition to these primary things, "the Act will also end insurance discrimination against contraception, improve awareness about emergency contraception, and provide compassionate assistance to rape victims."
Abortion cartoons are funny. HAHA, people are stupid!
Under the same heading of "Reproductive Choice" on the agenda is the issue of Preventing unintentional pregnancy. It says that Obama is a proponent of easily accessible contraception. His Prevention First Act is to fund sex education and family planning throughout the US. In addition to these primary things, "the Act will also end insurance discrimination against contraception, improve awareness about emergency contraception, and provide compassionate assistance to rape victims."
Abortion cartoons are funny. HAHA, people are stupid!
02 March 2009
Roe vs Wade
Roe vs Wade is the most important court case regarding abortion, it established abortion as legal and a woman's right. Here are some videos about the groundbreaking case. The first is kind of cheesy, but gives a good, though brief, overview of the case.
Roe vs Wad was such an important ruling that even Sarah Palin knowns what it is and what it did, even if she doesn't agree with it.
Roe vs Wad was such an important ruling that even Sarah Palin knowns what it is and what it did, even if she doesn't agree with it.
19 February 2009
Wyoming Abortion Bill
I found on Planned Parenthood's "in the news" page an article from Wyoming about how much a doctor has to report to the state. It's a story from Wester Wyoming's #1 Local News Source, so you know it's good.
They want doctors to be required to report to the state the patient's age and country of residence, which in a state like Wyoming with small towns with even smaller populations is an issue, because if there is an El Salvadorian woman living in a town on the plain people are going to know who she is, and therefore would compromise the patient's privacy.
This bill didn't even get out of committee in Wyoming, a historically conservative state, which is a good sign for people changing their views and ideas of abortion.
The committee, as it says in the article, also defeated a proposal to require doctors to offer to show the patient an ultrasound image of their fetus.
This would be a way to guilt trip women into having a child they do not want. It would be harder to abort a baby if a woman were to see the form inside their body which is distinctly human in nature.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9803323&nav=menu554_2_2
They want doctors to be required to report to the state the patient's age and country of residence, which in a state like Wyoming with small towns with even smaller populations is an issue, because if there is an El Salvadorian woman living in a town on the plain people are going to know who she is, and therefore would compromise the patient's privacy.
This bill didn't even get out of committee in Wyoming, a historically conservative state, which is a good sign for people changing their views and ideas of abortion.
The committee, as it says in the article, also defeated a proposal to require doctors to offer to show the patient an ultrasound image of their fetus.
This would be a way to guilt trip women into having a child they do not want. It would be harder to abort a baby if a woman were to see the form inside their body which is distinctly human in nature.
http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9803323&nav=menu554_2_2
09 February 2009
General Abortion Info
I have decided to post the wikipedia page on Abortion in the United States. Wikipedia is not always the most reliable resource, but it is a resource and there is lots of information in one place that would be difficult to round up by yourself. Please, if for some reason you are using my blog for research of any kid, which I do not support, please check any information you find on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States
HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States
HAPPY PRESIDENT'S DAY WEEKEND!!
06 February 2009
Obama's Immediate Action On Abortion
Barack Obama wasted no time in taking action against anti-abortion policies. In his first week in office Obama lifted a ban on federal funding of international family planning organizations.
Family planning centers, such as Planned Parenthood in the US, help to inform people about their options when they are pregnant and other counseling, having to do with sexual health. They also perform abortions. They also have clinical aspects of their organizations, dealing mostly with women's health and STIs.
My sister worked at an organization called Tapestry Health which is essentially the same thing as planned parenthood. She was a councilor and dealt with hundreds of clients with questions, illnesses, and concerns regarding sexual health.
Back to Obama. The ban which he lifted was responsible for blocking funds which previously went to family planning facilities around the world. Former President Bush enacted the ban which took US funding away from family planning places that administered abortions and even gave information about abortions. International family planning is important as there is less access, as of now, to condoms and sexual education courses. With family planning in other countries there will be more knowledge and understanding by people who previously had very little knowledge.
Family planning centers, such as Planned Parenthood in the US, help to inform people about their options when they are pregnant and other counseling, having to do with sexual health. They also perform abortions. They also have clinical aspects of their organizations, dealing mostly with women's health and STIs.
My sister worked at an organization called Tapestry Health which is essentially the same thing as planned parenthood. She was a councilor and dealt with hundreds of clients with questions, illnesses, and concerns regarding sexual health.
Back to Obama. The ban which he lifted was responsible for blocking funds which previously went to family planning facilities around the world. Former President Bush enacted the ban which took US funding away from family planning places that administered abortions and even gave information about abortions. International family planning is important as there is less access, as of now, to condoms and sexual education courses. With family planning in other countries there will be more knowledge and understanding by people who previously had very little knowledge.
01 February 2009
First Post
My name is Whit. I'd be suprised if anyone is reading this. I'm doing a blog for my politics class. I chose to do abortion rights. I am pro-choice, but will talk about pro-life arguments as well, even though they are wrong. I have no idea what to write for this first blog entry so I'm going to be posting some videos dealing with the topic of abortion.
Hopefully I'll have some more insight the next time I post.
Hopefully I'll have some more insight the next time I post.
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