Abortion History
This ancient civilization practiced abortion as early as 400 BCE.
What is Ancient Greece?
Roe v. Wade was decided in this year.
What is 1973?
This abortion method involves two drugs: mifepristone and misoprostol.
What is medical abortion?
Some abortion opponents argue that abortion is morally wrong because it is considered this.
What is murder?
Many states require parental consent for a minor’s abortion, except when this alternative is granted.
What is a judicial bypass?
This medical procedure involves the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus.
What is abortion?
The Supreme Court ruled that parental consent laws are constitutional as long as minors have this option.
What is a judicial bypass?
Mifepristone blocks this pregnancy-related hormone.
What is progesterone?
Pro-life advocates believe in promoting a “culture of” this.
What is life?
Parental consent laws are meant to balance parental rights with this.
What is a minor’s ability to access abortion?
Name two ancient civilizations besides Greece where abortion was practiced.
What are Ancient China and Mesopotamia?
In 1979, the Supreme Court rules that minors seeking abortion must have either parental consent or this alternative.
What is a judge’s permission?
Misoprostol causes this organ to contract and expel a pregnancy.
What is the uterus?
This journalist argues that pro-life politicians struggle to defend their stance due to media pressure.
Who is William McGurn?
Without legal abortion access, minors may resort to these types of dangerous methods.
What are unsafe or illegal abortions?
This ruling in 1973 legalized abortion in the U.S. under the right to privacy.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This case, decided in 2022, allowed states to ban abortion.
What is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization?
Between 2001 and 2023, the percentage of medical abortions increased from 6% to this amount.
What is 63%?
Pro-choice advocates argue that abortion falls under this personal right.
What is bodily autonomy?
Some minors seeking abortion may face this situation at home, making parental consent problematic.
What is abuse?
In 2022, this ruling overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to determine their own abortion laws.
What is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization?
This constitutional right was the basis for Roe v. Wade’s decision.
What is the right to privacy?
Name two serious health risks that pregnancy can pose to women.
What are high blood pressure and infections?
Supporters of abortion rights believe that denying abortion can force women into this type of situation.
What are unprepared or unsafe situations?
The Supreme Court ruled that parental consent laws are constitutional as long as this legal option is available.
What is the ability to seek a judge’s permission?