Abortion

1. The Casey decision, in which the Supreme Court said that states could impose regulations on abortion as long as those burdens did not impose an undue burden on a woman's right to an abortion, opened the door for pro-life advocates to push for changes in the law. I think that undue burdens relate to various aspects of abortion. I would consider an undue burden to be anything that limits a woman's access to an abortion clinic, the money for an abortion, or a healthy environment. For example, there needs to be a certain number of abortion clinics in each state so that all women have access to a clinic. Therefore, states cannot create laws the bar an abortion clinic from opening or from existing. Laws, for example, that regulate the appearance of the clinic are unnecessary. The only laws that can be applied to abortion clinics are ones that regulate the health of those women who enter the clinic. I would also consider an extremely high cost an undue burden, as that means many women will not be able to afford abortions. Overall, I think that all women need to have easy access, transportation, cost-wise, and health-wise experiences at the abortion clinics.

2. I think that abortion services should be covered under all health care plans because abortions are procedures that relate to a woman's health. Other services that relate to health are covered and abortions should not be an exception. Tax payers would end up paying for those children that are born to woman that want an abortion anyways. These children would end up in orphanages or homes that cannot function. I think it is a better option to provide abortions than to have children in the world that are not being cared for appropriately.

3. I think that abortion should be legal with some restrictions. For example, abortions should only be able to occur at certain points in the pregnancy and in certified abortion clinics. At all moments the main consideration should be the health of the mother. However, I think that abortions are necessary because it is a proven fact that the majority of women who want an abortion are poor or unstable and they know that they cannot bring a baby into the world and care for the child in an appropriate manner. Therefore, abortions that protect the mothers' health should be completed because the alternative is more dire.