Women's Rights
In the case of rape or incest, can a woman still have an abortion if it is illegal in their state?
no, even in cases of rape and incest women have been denied abortion due to state laws.
What is the best age to get pregnant?
the best time to get pregnant is between your late 20s and early 30s.
What percentage of woman who had an abortion say it was because they could not afford a child?
75%
When was Roe v. Wade passed by the Supreme Court?
January 22, 1973
What is the ration of women to have an abortion before the age of 45?
1 in 3 women
Why is abortion a women's right?
A woman’s right to an abortion was in the right to privacy protected by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
What is the youngest age a girl has gotten pregnant?
8 years old
Who does the overturning of Roe v. Wade most effect?
he court’s decision most harms Black, Latino, Indigenous, and other people of color — communities for whom systemic racism has blocked access to health care.
When was Roe v. Wade overturned?
June 24, 2022
What are women denied abortion at risk for?
Woman 3x more likely to fall below poverty within two years than women who had access.
What's the youngest age women have been forced to endure pregnancy?
Women as young as 10 years old have been forced to carry unsafe or unwanted pregnancies to term.
What are unsafe abortion practices?
The use of a coat hanger, dangerous drugs, secretly preformed abortions by a doctor.
Why does the overturning of Roe v. wade most effect Minorities?
Having low income means it's harder to support a child and minorities can't access resources to have an abortion.
Who is Jane Roe?
Norma McCorvey, a Texas woman who sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy in 1969.
What percentage of women strongly disapprove of the overturn of roe v wade versus strongly approve?
47% strongly disapprove, 21% strongly approve
What to laws making abortion illegal seek?
These laws have sought to shame, pressure, punish, and block people who want to have an abortion
For women's safety reasons, why should abortions be legal?
To protect rape victims, to protect women who could die from pregnancy, and to protect women's health.
What does a person depend on to actually get an abortion?
Whether a person can actually get an abortion depends on race, how much money a woman has, health insurance status, and ZIP code.
How did the court divide pregnancies?
The court divided pregnancy into three trimesters, and declared that the choice to end a pregnancy in the first trimester was solely up to the woman. In the second trimester, the government could regulate abortion, although not ban it, in order to protect the mother’s health.
What percentage of Americans did not want Roe v. Wade overturned?
64%
In some extreme states, whats the harshest punishment for having an abortion or harming the fetus while pregnant where abortion is illegal?
Women can be detained and jailed because they “were addicted to drugs, were suicidal, were in car accidents, fell down stairs, delivered at home, refused C-sections or went about their lives in ways that were perceived to harm their pregnancies.”
Is abortion health care?
Yes.
What will the overturning of Roe effect?
Women of color facing disproportionate barriers to accessing abortions.
Why was Roe v. Wade so important?
1. It advanced women's equality.
2. It protected women's safety
3. It was a step forward for minorities and health care.
How many woman die a year from maternal mortality?
About 700 women die each year in the United States as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications.