What is abortioin?
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death.
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death.
When it started?
Passed the first antiabortion law in the United States in 1821. By 1965 all fifty states had laws making abortion a crime except in extreme cases, such as when the life of the woman was in danger. By 1973 it was decided legal do to the Roe v. Wade court case. Doe v. Bolton (1973), the Court reaffirmed its decision in Roe v. Wade by prohibiting laws that require admission to a hospital, approval by committee, a second medical opinion, or legal residence in a state before an abortion can be performed.
By 1967, a number of states had modified their laws to allow abortion in cases of substantial risk to a woman's mental or physical health, cases of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, and cases of a fetus with serious physical defects. Abortion laws are constantly being passed and reviewed by federal and state agencies.
In 1992 the Supreme Court reaffirmed the right to abortion in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. But the decision also shifted the balance in the abortion debate. The Court reaffirmed Roe by recognizing a woman's constitutionally protected right to choose an abortion before fetal viability.
Many pro-life activists have focused their attention on opposing so-called partial-birth abortions, a certain type of late-term abortions.
Most governments around the world regulate the practice of abortion through laws that say whether, when, why, and how abortions can occur. On the other hand, abortion is banned under all circumstances, although some countries allow the procedure to save the life of the woman. In contrast, in many industrialized nations, such as France, Sweden, Japan, and the United States, the government permits abortion with limited restrictions.
