However, the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Roe v. Wade indicates that the government can't put an «undue burden»
on abortion access up to that point.
Not exact matches
The religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation of church and state by making people recite the pledge of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays
on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's
access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing
abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).
Our research is backed up by all the other academic papers which examine the impact of easier
access to EBC
on unwanted pregnancy or
abortion rates.
The policies that are routinely sold to our children rest
on the contention that all people have the right to confidentiality and therefore we must have confidential
access to sexual health services, to
abortion and so
on.
And why
on earth oppose
access to birth control and reforms in the health care system when those will likely make the biggest difference in actually curbing
abortions in this country?
Those who are
on the front lines of championing contraceptive
access to reduce
abortion in the developing world are having national impact among conservatives!
In Lader's mind there was a very definite connection between the struggle to abolish slavery in the 19th century and the struggle to abolish legal restrictions
on access to
abortion in the 20th.
The writers of the report are, perhaps, most disturbed by the fact that «even when legal,
abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the
access of appropriate services, such as the widespread use of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls
on Member States to «regulate and monitor the use of conscientious objection in the key professions, so as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed as an individual's right.»
There is a fairly constant onslaught
on the fundamental right to life — from Ireland with its proposed referendum
on permitting
abortion, to campaigns for increased
access to
abortion and euthanasia in many parts of the world.
Unfettered
access to
abortion on demand has addressed none of women's true needs; nor has it brought dignity to women.
Dobson has criticized President Obama's recent remarks regarding transgender bathroom
access, his position
on abortion, and the Obamacare contraception mandate.
Overturning a lower court's decision that ruled that the laws unconstitutionally limited
access to
abortion in the state, New Orleans - based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals judges wrote, «
on its face does not impose an undue burden
on the life and health of a woman.»
Pro-choice agencies that support a woman's right to choice and
access to all options - while it is not essential for the potential birth - or adoptive parents to subscribe to a particular value around
abortion, it is absolutely essential that the agencies working with pregnant women and their loved ones not be in a position of coercion based
on disapproval of
abortion.
This comes just two weeks after a Supreme Court case was heard in London concerning whether women from Northern Ireland, where
abortion is generally not allowed, should have to pay to
access abortions on the NHS in England.
Staten Island DA Dan Donovan has said he's pro-life, but has also pledged to uphold state laws
on abortion and not seek to criminalize or limit
access it in any way.
Suggestions over the weekend that a vote could be offered
on potentially limiting
access to
abortion throughout the UK tend to suggest that such concerns are merited.
Likely voters side with Obama over Romney
on key issues, including keeping so - called Obamacare in tact, eliminating tax cuts for those earning more than $ 250,000, Medicare, and protecting
abortion rights and women's
access to contraception.
The governor says the plan is a «direct assault
on New York values» because it defunds Planned Parenthood and restricts
access to
abortion and reproductive health services.
Klein has countered by calling for votes
on a variety of key, hot - button issues that are supported by the Democratic base, but not have the needed support in the sharply divided chamber, such as strengthening
abortion rights and
access to tuition assistance for undocumented immigrants.
What started as a pro-labor movement party has become more fixated
on issues that are more limosine liberal crazy issues like unfettered
access to
abortion, LGBT nuttines Environmental Wackos, etc...
The push from the state Democratic Committee is expected to focus
on issues that include sexual harassment, domestic abuse and
abortion rights as well as
access to reproductive health services.
Blodgett said the GOP bill blocks people with Medicaid from
accessing preventive care at Planned Parenthood health centers, including birth control and cancer screenings; undermines Essential Health Benefits standards, including maternity coverage; and imposes a nationwide ban
on private insurance coverage of
abortion.
Backed by a large number of his Democratic conference and advocates, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
on Tuesday afternoon warned of «a slow and steady erosion» of reproductive rights hours before the Democrat - dominated chamber passed two measures designed to protect
abortion availability and enhance
access to contraception.
Northern Ireland remains the only part of the UK where women can not
access abortion unless their life is endangered by pregnancy — a legal situation that is incompatible with the European Convention
on Human Rights, according to a Belfast High Court ruling in 2015.
«Our study gives further insight into the ways that the clinic closures due to Texas's restrictive law resulted in an undue burden
on women seeking
access to
abortion care in Texas,» said Daniel Grossman, MD, an investigator with TxPEP and director of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UC San Francisco.
The Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) released a study
on the state of women's reproductive health in Texas, and found that due to lack of
access to clinics and poverty, 22 % of women surveyed had self - induced or attempted to self - induce
abortions.
Rather than disseminate the idea that a woman would choose to have an
abortion for the sake of her appearance, she said, the media should focus its attention
on women who are unable to «
access an
abortion because of state laws.»
Women's Affairs Unless the Supreme Court acts soon,
on July 1 a new law will go into effect in Texas which drastically reduces
access to
abortion services.
While Little Woods hits
on some of the most important issues facing our country today (health care, rural poverty,
abortion rights and
access, the opioid crisis), DaCosta commitment to focusing
on characters first turns an important movie a deeply personal and intimate film.
The judge argued that the state law, «when measured against Supreme Court precedent... falls woefully short of constitutional requirements» in the restrictions it placed
on access to
abortion for pregnant girls under age 18.
Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law 50 bills passed during the recent legislative session, including a bill requiring a report
on why Utah women get
abortions and others aimed at increasing
access to public records.
The BroadBanders» activities
on - site at BHQFU will address non-art world topics like campus rape,
abortion access and the punk band Pussy Riot.
Further, any woman who has an unwanted pregnancy while attending TWU will face an unconscionable restriction
on her autonomy in having to continue with that pregnancy or face expulsion or other discriminatory sanction for
accessing legal
abortion services.
Today the women's health care providers who jointly filed suit last month
on behalf of their patients have filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel
on October 28 blocking a Texas provision requiring doctors who provide
abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital — a requirement that leading medical associations oppose and only results in women losing
access to safe medical care.
The Safe
Access to
Abortion Services Act will come into effect on Feb. 1, banning anti-abortion protests within at least 50 metres of facilities providing abortion s
Abortion Services Act will come into effect
on Feb. 1, banning anti-
abortion protests within at least 50 metres of facilities providing abortion s
abortion protests within at least 50 metres of facilities providing
abortion s
abortion services.
«The court had given opponents of
access to
abortion a target to aim at relentlessly... My criticism of Roe is that it seemed to have stopped the momentum that was
on the side of change.»
Regardless of any new science
on the topic of when life begins, the issues of
access to
abortion and the human rights of unborn children remain inherently political.
It may cut down
on the number of
abortions, like critics want, but Planned Parenthood supporters argue that it will just make the process of getting an
abortion more unsafe by taking easy
access away from those who need it.
The exchange is the only place where premium subsidies are available, and advocates for reproductive rights have noted that in those 25 states (along with six other states where insurers are allowed to include coverage for
abortion on their exchange plans but have chosen not to do so), there is no
access to affordable health insurance with
abortion coverage.
The proposal sought to tamper with privacy rights in order to allow more legislative restrictions
on Florida women's
access a safe and legal
abortion.
«The Appropriations bill is an important step in the right direction when it comes to women's health — holding the line
on deeply unpopular
abortion restrictions and expanding
access for Peace Corps volunteers.
We support state and local advocacy and education to promote positive policies and programs and counter attacks
on access to
abortion, family planning, and sexuality education.
Previous studies also failed to show significant differences in pregnancy or
abortion rates among women with advance provisions of EC.6, 7,19 It is possible that the effect of increased
access on pregnancy rates is truly negligible because EC is not as effective as found in the single - use clinical trials, or because women at highest risk do not use EC frequently enough or at all.
The curricula were considered weak in a number of areas: They emphasized abstinence; lacked adequate basic information
on contraceptives, condoms, sex and sexual health; excluded key topics such as reproduction, STIs,
abortion,
access to condoms and sexual health services; and omitted other social and contextual aspects, such as harassment and parental monitoring.
The Tennessee State Legislature has doubled down
on efforts to restrict a woman's right to safe, legal
abortion and equal
access to affordable reproductive health care.
You have the exact same
access to
abortion today as you did
on Election Day.
Up and down the ballot, women's health champions are facing opponents who threaten to take us backward
on access to birth control coverage; backward
on access to safe, legal
abortion; and backward
on access to care at Planned Parenthood health centers.
There is uncertainty ahead of us as anti-women's health legislators target us, but we will never stop fighting to protect
access to the full range of care our patients depend
on: affordable birth control, STI testing and treatment, cancer screening and
abortion.
On April 11, Texas Planned Parenthood family planning providers who do not perform
abortions filed suit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in federal court in order to protect Texan women's
access to basic, preventive health services.
A ban
on abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy in North Carolina that only permitted
access to
abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy under an extremely narrow medical emergency exception.