Sentences with phrase «to abortion»

Coleman says her captors forced the abortion of her first child as revenge for Boyle's unwillingness to cooperate with them.

Guns, like abortion, have become an issue both parties want to talk about.

While prosecutions are rare, women who are hospitalized for abortion complications frequently face criminal and civil action, and even run the risk of spending up to three years in jail.

Although the exact number of illegal abortions in the U.S. is hard to determine, many reproductive rights experts believe that self - induced abortions will continue to rise as the process of finding a legal abortion becomes more time - consuming and difficult.

«Brazil and other countries in Latin America are really good examples of what it looks like when you set up barriers to access for abortions,» said Mónica Arango, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Center for Reproductive Rights.

In countries where abortions are legal - and even free — the rate of abortions are much lower.

«The mortality rate decreases radically when abortion is legalized, because women seek abortions in a safe, medical environment,» said Barroso.

«Abortion is very common in Brazil,» said Carmen Barroso, Regional Director of International Planned Parenthood Federation in the Western Hemisphere.

The 2010 University of Brasilia study found that a drug is used in at least half of illegal abortions in Brazil.

The combination of restricted access to abortion and increased Internet access has led to the rise of Do - It - Yourself abortions in the U.S., many of which look remarkably like the illegal abortions taking place in Brazil.

A recent study found that there have been at least 250 abortion - related criminal and civil cases against women in the U.S. since 2005.

In all other circumstances, abortion is criminalized — women who undergo abortions in Brazil are subject to one to three years in prison, and doctors can be punished with up to 20 years incarceration.

Even in situations where abortion is legal, the process of finding a legitimate provider is time - consuming and difficult, forcing many women — particularly those who are young, poor, and uneducated — to seek out illegal options.

As Barroso explained, the black market nature of abortions in Brazil has attracted scam artists who exploit the vulnerability of women seeking to end their pregnancies.

«There are some people who benefit from abortion being illegal,» she added.

Since the 1990s, however, the most common way for Brazilian women to induce an abortion is by taking under - the - counter medications, most commonly misoprostol, an anti-inflammatory used to treat ulcers.

Although the charges were ultimately dismissed, pro-choice activists believe that there will be more cases like it as access to abortion becomes more limited in the U.S.

A 2010 University of Brasilia study found that 1 in 5 Brazilian women under 40 — more than 5 million women overall, or about 22 % of Brazil's population — had had at least one abortion.

In 2008, just over 3,000 legal abortions were performed in the entire country — a tiny number given that Brazil has a population of 200 million.

And while historically, women in the U.S. have never been prosecuted for receiving abortions, a growing number of American women have been arrested in recent years for performing DIY abortions.

Despite the push by pro-life groups to limit abortion, the procedure remains legal in the U.S.

«Even in referral centers, which are specifically set up to provide information about abortion, you find that providers are not willing to perform abortions,» Galli said.

«In theory, anyone who is raped can get a legal abortion... But because there is no information, even women who are raped don't know that they have this right.»

While the stated purpose of these laws is to increase oversight of abortion practices, the ultimate goal is clear: Ban abortion altogether.

The reality is that women have always had reasons to terminate a pregnancy — and have found ways of doing so for millennia, regardless of the legal status of abortion.

In addition to the health threats, women who seek an illegal abortion in Brazil are under the constant threat of criminal action.

Still, potential parallels may be emerging as states in the U.S. move to restrict access to abortion.

A disproportionate number of women who seek illegal abortions in Brazil are poor, young, and uneducated.

According to the 2010 study, about 42 % of women have their first abortion between the ages of 12 and 19, and about about 23 % of women with less than a fourth - grade education have had an abortion.

The success of the pro-life movement — particularly at the state level — raises an important question: What would happen if abortion was no longer legal in the United States?

«The irony here is that people who are against abortion should be for legalization,» she added.

Despite its illegality, Brazil's Ministry of Health estimates that about 1 million abortions are performed in the country annually, and that about 200,000 women are hospitalized every year from infections, vaginal bleeding, and other complications from illegal abortions.

Abortion is the fifth - highest cause of maternal mortality.

If the law forbids some types of abortions, sometimes it is not clear what types of abortions fall under what category, and so they decide not to do it all.»

For a more current look at what happens when abortion is severely restricted, we looked to Brazil, where abortion is illegal except in cases of rape, when the mother's life is in danger, and in the rare instances of anencephaly, a severe fetal anomaly in which the fetus lacks parts of the brain, leaving the infant with virtually no chance of survival.

In fact, banning abortion may actually have an adverse effect on reducing the number of women seeking abortions.

An illustrative example of this is the highly - publicized case of Jennie Linn McCormack, an Idaho mother of three who was arrested in 2011 for causing her own abortion with pills she bought over the Internet.

Its only litmus - test issue is support for abortion rights.

The source of anger in each case was a conflict (orchestrated by Bushman's research team) with someone who vehemently disagreed with the student's views on abortion.

The program drew attention from social activists on topics, including abortion, who orchestrated boycotts of Berkshire subsidiaries or their products.

The president's policy proposals have also hinted at fights over abortion and doctor - assisted suicide.

And contrary to the platform plank, which was opposed to all abortions, George was against abortions with the exception of rape, incest and where the life of the mother was threatened.»

Planned Parenthood has been mired in controversy since last summer, when videos from an anti-abortion group surfaced alleging the organization engaged in the illegal sale of fetal tissue from abortions.

Newman, who had the backing of an array of national abortion - rights groups and two members of Illinois» congressional delegation, campaigned heavily against her opponent's voting record and promoted herself as a champion of «working families, healthcare for all, and everybody's rights,» she told Business Insider last year.

«I hate abortions, but just could not make that choice for someone else.

Natural Cycles, which analyzes a woman's individual menstrual cycle to inform her when she's «fertile» and not, caused 37 women to become pregnant, ultimately forcing them to visit hospitals for abortions, Swedish publication SVT is reporting.

Twice, she brought up Trump's statement he would punish women who had abortions.

They ranged from raising the minimum wage, passing gun safety laws, paid family leave, equal pay for women, and protecting access to «safe and legal abortions.»

She also discussed some of the women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such as paid family leave and access to birth control and safe abortion.

That ruling says businesses may object on religious grounds to offering health services stipulated by the ACA, such as abortion services and fertility drugs.