The case set boundaries and regulations illustrating how much power the mother and state possess in deciding whether to abort a pregnancy (12 Tribe). ... People who are pro-choice believe that women hold the right to abort a pregnancy, but people who are pro-life believe that abortion is wrong and unjust to the fetus. ... These women may face years of depression, guilt, and physical damage, but they still freely choose to abort their pregnancy. ... These unfair and undesirable pregnancies can prevent women from keeping jobs, feeding their families, and from creating a f...

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• Approx Pages: 30
• Grade Level: High School

Consequently, she chose an abortion for the third pregnancy. ... It was determined that a woman's decision to terminate her pregnancy is a "liberty" protected against state interference by the substantive component of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and that this right was "broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy." ... On March 3, 1970, a childless married couple, John and Mary Doe (these plaintiffs also adopted pseudonyms for purposes of anonymity) filed a complaint which separately attacked the laws, basing alleged ...

• Word Count: 3262
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Abortion is defined as, "the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.... The Court then tied state regulation of abortion to the third trimester of pregnancy. ... Because they are physically in the same location a physical examination can be done to ensure the woman's health and to be sure an ectopic pregnancy is not involved. ...

• Word Count: 2668
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Not until the obstruction moved would either a physician or a woman regardless of their suspicions be completely certain that it was a "natural" blockage-a pregnancy-rather than a potentially dangerous situation. ... The practice of aborting unwanted pregnancies was, if not common, almost certainly not rare in the United States. ... Substantial evidence suggest that many American women sought abortions, tried the standard techniques of the day, and no doubt succeeded some proportions of the time in terminating unwanted pregnancies. ... The important early court cases all involved single woman ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Not until the obstruction moved would either a physician or a woman regardless of their suspicions be completely certain that it was a "natural" blockage-a pregnancy-rather than a potentially dangerous situation. ... The practice of aborting unwanted pregnancies was, if not common, almost certainly not rare in the United States. ... Substantial evidence suggest that many American women sought abortions, tried the standard techniques of the day, and no doubt succeeded some proportions of the time in terminating unwanted pregnancies. ... The important early court cases all involved single woman ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some Proponents of abortion argue that having an abortion can alleviate the risk of being impoverished, while others argue that abortion is a way to get rid of an unwanted or unneeded pregnancy. ... They are not careful when having sexual intercourse, so they have higher chances of getting pregnancy. ... Culp-Ressler argues that the anti-abortion measures that apply to rape victims range forces the woman to who is pregnant from sexual assault to carry the pregnancy to term. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The practice of aborting unwanted pregnancies was, if not common, almost certainly not rare in the United States. ... Substantial evidence suggest that many American women sought abortions, tried the standard techniques of the day, and no doubt succeeded some proportions of the time in terminating unwanted pregnancies. ... The important early court cases all involved single woman trying to terminate illegitimate pregnancies. ...

• Word Count: 3983
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate