Abortion Laws & Cases
Q: What is the definition of abortion?
A: What is the termination of a pregnancy through medical or surgical methods?
Q: Which method of abortion uses the drugs Mifepristone and Misoprostol?
A: What is a medical abortion?
Q: Which country has no specific federal law regulating abortion, treating it as a healthcare issue instead?
A: What is Canada?
Q: What term is used for legal places where parents can anonymously leave their newborn babies to ensure their safety?
A: What is an Angel's Cradle?
Q: In Canada, what legal case led to the decriminalization of abortion in 1988?
A: What is R. v. Morgentaler?
Q: What is the procedure called that is performed in the second trimester to remove the pregnancy using surgical instruments?
A: What is Dilation & Evacuation (D&E)?
Q: In which U.S. state did the 2016 case of Baby Grace occur, where a newborn was placed in an Angel's Cradle?
A: What is Indiana?
Q: What does emergency contraception, like Plan B, do to prevent pregnancy?
A: What is it prevents ovulation and makes it harder for sperm to reach the egg?
Q: What does the R. v. Morgentaler case address in terms of abortion law?
A: What is the violation of women's rights to access abortion under restrictive laws?
Q: What is the maximum timeframe in which a medical abortion is typically performed?
A: What is within the first 10 weeks of pregnancy?
Q: Which country recently overturned R
A: What are people in countries with strong religious beliefs?
Q: What is a common factor in the debate over when life begins in a fetus?
A: What is the presence of a heartbeat or brain activity?
Q: What was the main reason Dr. Henry Morgentaler fought for abortion rights in Canada?
A: What is to provide safe access to abortions and prevent unsafe, illegal procedures?
Q: What is the name of the procedure where labor is started to expel a fetus during the later stages of pregnancy?
A: What is an induction abortion?
Q: What issue do some countries restrict regarding gender-selective abortions?
A: What is concerns about gender discrimination?
Q: What is the term for when the fetus can survive outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks of pregnancy?
A: What is fetal viability?