Abortion in the United States : judicial history, legislation and FAQs / Philip Mullins, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mullins, Philip, editor.

Series:

Laws and legislation series.

Laws and Legislation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--United States--History.

Abortion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 124 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, 2018.

Summary:

This book is a compilation of CRS reports on abortion in the United States. The first chapter discusses the way legislation seeking to limit/ban abortions in midpregnancy has brought to attention the number of women choosing to have such procedures. The second report focuses on April 2018 in Mississippi, when the enforcement of a law prohibiting abortion on fetuses with a gestational age of more than 15 weeks was halted by a federal court. This prohibition is of particular interest to congress because of the early gestational age. The third chapter discusses those policies which restrict the United States funding of abortion and family planning activities abroad, which has become a significant issue in foreign assistance. Later, the court’s rulings since Roe and Doe are examined in the fourth chapter in the context of the governmental actions designed to nullify or limit their effect(s). In the fifth report, the authors discuss recently renewed questions concerning to what extent the government may impose abortion restrictions on aliens. The concluding chapter aims to address whether the constitutional right to abortion applies to an unaccompanied alien minor who is apprehended at the border. -- Publisher

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Abortion at or over 20 Weeks' Gestation: Frequently Asked Questions*

Abstract

Stages of Pregnancy and Abortion Procedures

Proposed Legislation Related to Abortion

Medical Issues and Costs Associated with Premature Infants

Scope of This Chapter

How Many Abortions Are Performed Per Year in the United States, and What Percentage Occurs in the Second Trimester?

What Is Known About Women Who Seek an Abortion at or after 20 Weeks of Gestation?

What Percentage of Abortions Performed at or after 20 Weeks of Gestation Is due to Fetal Anomaly or the Health of the Mother?

Why Might a Woman Experience a Delay in Seeking or Receiving an Abortion?

What Methods Do Providers Use to Perform an Abortion in the Second Trimester?

How Many Providers Perform Second Trimester Abortions?

What Is the Cost of an Abortion at 20 Weeks of Gestation?

Do Federal/State Dollars Support These Abortions?

Are Second Trimester Abortions Safe for Women?

What Are the Possible Physical Health Complications or Side Effects Associated with a Second Trimester Abortion?

Do Women Who Have a Second Trimester Abortion, or Who Are Prevented from Having Such an Abortion, Experience Any Mental Health Complications?

What Is the Viability of an Infant Born in the Second Trimester?

What Are the Costs Associated with Treating an Extremely Preterm Infant?

What Is the Evidence That a Fetus Has the Ability to Feel Pain?

Chapter 2

Mississippi Court Halts Enforcement of New Abortion Law*

Chapter 3

Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy (Updated)(

Introduction

Setting the Context: Legislative Vehicles

Current Restrictions or Requirements in Legislation

Helms Amendment (1973).

Involuntary Sterilization (1978)

Peace Corps (1978)

Biden Amendment (1981)

Siljander Amendment (1981)

DeConcini Amendment (1985)

Additional Provision on Involuntary Sterilization and Abortion (1985)

Kemp-Kasten Amendment (1985)

Livingston Amendment (1986)

Leahy Amendment (1994)

Tiahrt Amendment (1998)

Selected Executive Branch Policies and Restrictions

The Mexico City Policy ("Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy")

Background and Context: Previous Administration Actions

Trump Administration Restores and Expands Mexico City Policy

USAID Policy Determination 3 on Voluntary Sterilization

Chapter 4

Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response (Updated)*

Judicial History

Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton

Supreme Court Decisions Subsequent to Roe and Doe

Webster

Casey

Partial-Birth Abortion

Ayotte

Hellerstedt

Public Funding of Abortions

The 1977 Trilogy-Restrictions on Public Funding of Nontherapeutic or Elective Abortions

Public Funding of Therapeutic or Medically Necessary Abortions

Legislative History

Constitutional Amendments

Statutory Provisions

Bills That Seek to Prohibit the Right to Abortion by Statute

Hyde-Type Amendments to Appropriations Measures

Other Legislation

Health Reform

Legislation in the 114th Congress

FY2016 Appropriations

Additional Legislation

Legislation in the 115th Congress

FY2017 Appropriations

Chapter 5

The Federal Government's Plenary Immigration Power Collides with the Constitutional Right to an Abortion (Part I)*

Factual Background

Does HHS's Policy Unduly Burden the Right to an Abortion?

Chapter 6

The Federal Government's Plenary Immigration Power Collides with the Constitutional Right to an Abortion (Part II)(.

Abstract

Does an Unaccompanied Alien Minor Detained at the Border have a Constitutional Right to an Abortion?

Implications for Congress

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781536143508

1536143502

OCLC:

1061148504