Medical Overview
What are the two specific types of surgical abortions listed?
Suction aspiration and dilation and curettage (D&C).
Which 1992 case upheld Roe but allowed for state regulation as long as there was no "undue burden"?
Casey v. Planned Parenthood
What is the typical timeframe for "Early Gestational Bans" in states like Florida or Georgia?
6–12 weeks
What is the pro-life core argument that life begins at conception and deserves legal protection?
Personhood
Legally performed abortions are statistically safer for the pregnant person than carrying a pregnancy to full term and giving birth.
Fact (Medical data shows the risk of complications is significantly lower for legal abortion than for childbirth.)
Which hormone does the first medication in a medical abortion block?
Progesterone.
Which 2022 case overturned Roe v. Wade and returned control to individual states?
Dobbs v. Jackson
What are the laws called that protect doctors mailing pills to people in "ban" states?
Shield Laws
Question: According to the pro-choice "Safety" argument, what does legal abortion prevent?
"Back-alley" procedures that increase maternal mortality
Placing a child for adoption is a 'quick fix' for an unplanned pregnancy that avoids the medical risks of gestation.
Myth (Adoption still requires the person to go through the full physical and medical process of pregnancy and labor.)
What is the name of the fetal development stage from weeks 3 to 8 where major organs form?
The embryonic stage
According to 2024 data, how many people traveled across state lines for care?
Over 155,000 people
According to 2024 data, how many people traveled across state lines for care?
Over 155,000 people
Question: The debate often centers on the conflict between which two "rights"?
Autonomy and life
"95% of people who choose to have an abortion report that it was the right decision for them five years later."
Fact. (The landmark Turnaway Study confirmed that relief is the most common emotion, not long-term regret.)
What is the definition of abortion provided in the presentation?
A medical procedure that safely ends a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb.
Which 1973 case established a constitutional right to abortion based on privacy?
Roe v. Wade.
How many states currently have total bans on abortion?
13–14 states
What pro-choice argument states that individuals should have the final say over their own physical bodies?
Bodily Integrity
Emergency contraception (like Plan B) works by ending an existing pregnancy.
Myth (It works by preventing ovulation so a pregnancy never starts; it cannot stop an existing one.)