Court Cases
The Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
The first state to ban abortion
Missouri
The most common type of abortion
Medication abortion (abortion pill)
The percentage of biologists that agree life begins at conception
96%
When human life begins
Conception
When Roe v. Wade was decided
BONUS: vote ratio
January 22, 1973
7-2
The number of states that have banned abortion
BONUS: states
12
Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Indiana, West Virginia, South Dakota, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, Idaho
Types of abortion (4)
BONUS: their respective trimesters
Abortion pill and Dilation and Curettage abortion (1st trimester)
Dilation and Evacuation abortion (2nd trimester)
Induction (3rd trimester)
Largest percentage of abortion by race
BONUS: percentage of abortion
Black women
38%
The point of viability
BONUS: The age of the youngest premie to ever survive
23-24 weeks
21 weeks and one day
When Roe v. Wade was overturned and why
June 24, 2022, "The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives."
The current gestational limit in North Carolina
12 weeks
The drug injected during a 3rd trimester abortion
Digoxin
Percentage of abortion that is elective (not a "life saving" measure)
75%
When the heart begins beating
5 weeks
The amendment that was involved in the Roe v. Wade decision
The 14th amendment (right to privacy)
The number of states that have abortion access
21
The main tools used in a D&E abortion (2)
Sopher clamp, Curette
The biggest reason (25%) that women seek an abortion
Not ready for a child
The earliest a baby can feel pain
12 weeks
What was the outcome of both Roe v. Wade and Dobbs v. Jackson?
Roe v. Wade: struck down >30 state bans on abortion, legalized abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy (no matter the reason)
Dobbs v. Jackson: Return of state control of abortion, recognition of the Constitution's failure to state a right to abortion
How many states and which states have no limit on abortion?
9, including D.C.
Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, New Jersey, Vermont, Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland, Alaska
Which two pills are taken (in order) during a medication abortion and what are their purposes?
1st pill: Mifepristone or RU-486 (blocks nutrients and oxygen to baby, stops progesterone from sustaining the uterine lining, starves baby to death)
2nd pill: Misoprostol (expels dead baby and lining from uterus)
What is the ratio of abortion clinics to PRC (pregnancy resource centers) in North Carolina?
14:100
What is Fetal Micro-Chimerism?
The giving of cells from baby to mother. It is done to help heal organs, and these cells can linger in the organs for up to several decades.