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When did abortion become a moral issue?
Mid-19th century
Reagan explains how organized religion had little interest in abortion until it entered the public arena in the 60’s. Religious groups were invested in another method of reproductive control before abortion. What is this form of reproductive control?
Contraception!
Did main characters or peripheral and single-episode characters consider abortion most?
Peripheral and single-episode characters
About what percent of women will have an abortion by the time they are 45?
A. 20%
B. 12%
C. 18%
D. 25%
What is the Hyde Amendment?
A law from 1977 that prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion procedures. Women who rely on federally subsidized insurance have to pay out of pocket for abortions.
Why and how did abortion become a moral issue?
Increase number of physicians in the 19th century meant more competition for status and clients.
Doctors wanted to distinguish themselves scientifically and socially from competing practitioners.
Physicians could support their claim that pregnancy was continuous and intervention in it was immoral.
What does popular morality refer to?
Popular morality is the idea that American society, for the most part, accepted early abortions.
It wasn’t found in large, public discussions but more in private discussions among family and friends, conversations between women and doctors, and the behavior of women.
What demographic was most frequently represented as considering abortion in the TV episodes Sisson & Kimport analyzed?
White middle-class women
True or False? More than 40% of unintended pregnancies end in abortion?
What is the difference between Reproductive Justice and Reproductive Rights?
Reproductive justice includes the reproductive right to have the choice of having an abortion, but it goes beyond this by acknowledging the fact that a woman cannot exercise her reproductive rights if her other human rights are not being met.
Reproductive justice activists advocate for other human rights including immigrant rights, disability rights, and LGBTQ+ rights.
In the early 19th century, at what point did women and doctors consider the embryo to be “as alive as the mother?"
After quickening
According to Reagan, there was a shift in the definition of abortion. What did abortion mean in the 18th and early 19th century?
Abortion referred to the miscarriages of later pregnancies, after quickening occurred.
Over 40% of U.S. women obtaining abortions are below the federal poverty line. How many of the TV characters Sisson & Kimport analysed were living in poverty?
Two
True or False? Abortion is one of the most dangerous medical procedures performed in the U.S.?
What is the difference between a medical abortion and a surgical abortion?
A medical abortion “does not require any surgery or anesthesia. Often called the “abortion pill,” medical abortion uses medication to end a pregnancy. This method is often used within the first trimester of pregnancy, and can be completed either in a medical office or in a patient’s home with a doctor’s consultation.
A surgical abortion involves a minor operation to end a pregnancy.”
In the middle of the 19th century, physicians claimed both absolute right to life for the embryo and a conditional one. What is the difference between the absolute right to life and a conditional right to life?
Absolute right to life for the embryo = claiming abortion is always murder
Conditional right = claiming doctors have a right to declare some abortions necessary
Why did the anti-abortion campaign grow in the late 1800s? Who was responsible for this growth?
Physicians wanted to win professional power, control medical practice, and restrict their competitors particularly homeopaths and midwives. They also wanted to proclaim their own high morality in contrast to their competitors and female patients.
How can understanding the way abortion is shaped in the media help reproductive rights advocates?
Advocates and medical providers can better identify and correct common misrepresentations.
How much does abortion cost in a clinic vs. in a doctor’s office? Estimate to the nearest $50.
The National Abortion Federation estimates that an abortion in a clinic costs $350, while an abortion in a doctor's office costs $500.
What constitutional amendment was used to justify the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade?
The 14th Amendment.
The Supreme Court decision claimed that the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution--which guarantees an individual’s right to privacy--meant that women had the right to privately determine whether to terminate their pregnancies.
What are the two definitions of life used in nineteenth century anti-abortion literature?
Physical life = life or death
Style of life = social, emotional, and intellectual life of a woman in the broad sense
How did gender, race, and class anxieties impact the expansion of the anti-abortion movement?
The visible use of abortion by middle-class married women, in conjunction with other challenges to gender norms and the social make up of the nation generated anxieties among American men.
Birth rates among the Yankee classes had declined by mid-18th century while immigrants poured into the country.
Immigrant families would soon outnumber Yankee families and threaten their political power.
What are some ways to more accurately represent the demographics of women obtaining abortions and their reasons for doing so?
Showing parenting, non-white, or poor women seeking abortions for reasons like not wanting children, financial insecurity, need to focus on other children, etc.
What percentage of U.S. counties have an abortion provider?
A. 13%
B. 17%
C. 23%
D. 9%
When do you use Dilation and Extraction? When do you use Vacuum Aspiration?
Vacuum aspiration is used up to 15 weeks into a pregnancy.
Dilation and Evacuation or Dilation and Extraction is used if a person is more than 15 weeks pregnant.