Does abortion have a due date?

Professor Bruce

English 301 online

11 May 2017

Annotated Bibliography APA

Working title :

Does abortion have a due date?

Research Question:

Should abortion be limited after 12 weeks?

Working thesis:

In society today, there is a thin line between what individuals perceive as right and what

is wrong. Abortion is a controversial topic that debates the concept of human life versus womens

rights. There are so many levels this debate can go into, however, there is one in particular that

fits both of these topics of discussion. Is a 12 week limit on when an abortion can be executed

appropriate? Or is it still stealing the individual liberties women have of making their own

decisions?

Introduction:

Lawmakers have analyzed the differences between individual rights and what can be

portrayed as justifiable murder when it comes to abortion. This type of mentality usually is in

contact with ones morals and religious views. Those that are pro-life claim that by letting the act

of abortion continue, we are approving murder under the idea that taking ones life is okay under

certain circumstances. They believe its murder and consider the being that is growing in the
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individual rather than the actual carrier. Those that are Pro-choice argue that it is in the womens

rights to decide whether or not they want to keep the being from growing in them or not.

Feminists could also argue that this halt of the right to make this decision can be taken

all the way back to the creation of the 19th amendment. This amendment is what gave women

their right to vote and gain equality in society. Laura Flanders, in her article, Abortion, The

Usable Past, went into depth explaining the relevance taking away a womans right to decide

abortion is in regards to this amendment. By tarnishing this right, they are diminishing all the

work women went through to get the ability to live with non-sexist equal rights.

In an article called, women's Rights on the Right: The History and Stakes of Modern

Pro-life Feminism, Mary Ziegler went into depth of explaining the side of feminists who are

pro-life supporters. She goes into explaining the idea that these supporters believe they are

helping the womans well being by taking away her ability to decide whether or not she wants an

abortion. This idea is very contradictory in itself.

So what now? Yes, there are an abundance of opinions that could sway your mind of

choosing what you favor. But what is the end game? How do we cease this war? Well, there have

been strategies created to implement limits as to when the practice can be done . The idea that

there should be a 12 week limit for abortion tries to settle the feud on both ends. But does it

really?

Annotations:

Filipovic, J. (2013, December 5). OPINION: The French abortion compromise. Retrieved March

15, 2017, from

[Link]
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The French Government serve guidelines on how the process of abortion takes place while

taking care of their civilians, while America adds limits with financial debt.

This article talks about how France handles the process of abortion versus how America does.

The author talks about what the French government does in order to help the woman going

through the process of abortion in regards to their health and financial status. It also goes into

depth about how different french woman are treated when making this decision versus how

american women are. It does talk about the arguments for and against this topic. I'm going to be

using this article a lot when arguing the limitation variables.

Flanders, L. (1989). Abortion: The usable past. The Nation, 249(5). 175-177.

Taking away a womans right to decide if her abortion rights is equivalent to taking away the

19th amendment.

This article talks about how taking away a womans right to decide whether or not she wants an

abortion is the same thing as taking away her rights as a woman. The 19th amendment is what

women fought for in regards to equality, so if the government takes womens rights away in

regards to her terminating a pregnancy, it is basically going against everything they stood for.

Abortion [Link]. (2016). Retrieved March 15, 2017, from [Link]

Abortion is a controversial act that conflicts the idea that termination of pregnancy is a womans

right and be seen as alleged justifiable murder.

This article talks about all the pros and cons of the debate of abortion. It talks about the limits

of abortion and what other topics it brings up in regards to womens rights. I will be using this

article when arguing about the opinions in the article about pro-life individuals versus pro-

choice.

ABORTION AFTER THE FIRST TRIMESTER - Planned Parenthood. (2014).

Retrieved March 15, 2017, from

[Link]

Planned parenthood, a supporter of abortion, believes it should be acceptable to give the right to

women to abort their pregnancy under many circumstances.

This article is from the actual company of Planned Parenthood. They talk about how the process

of abortion takes place and all the topics of discussion that come along. They also discuss how

financial dilemmas along with other instances can further complicate the process of abortion and

how it can be resolved. Im going to incorporate this article a little with another article I

mentioned earlier about the French ways. I feel like it really helps when discussing the points of

americans versus other individuals in other countries, etc.

Surgical Abortion Procedures: Types, Side Effects and Risks. (2017, January 26). Retrieved

March 15, 2017, from

[Link]

Abortion can be described as the termination of a pregnancy inside a human. It can be done

through Aspiration and Dilation and Extraction.

This article goes into depth about the two procedures that can be done to terminate a pregnancy.

It talks about how they are done and what to expect after the abortion is completed in regards to

ones health and pain levels. I am going to use this article to explain how abortion can be done

and how precautions are necessary.

Zeigler, M. (2013). Womens right on the right: The history of stakes of modern pro-life

feminism. Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice, 28(2), 232-268.

Taking away abortion rights is a form of feminism in itself.

This article explains the point of view from a feminists side. It talks about how feminists who

believe by taking abortion rights away, they are actually helping the woman and saving her from

any potential risk of health problems. They claim they arent going against their belief of

women's rights because this thought process is actually saving woman more than anything,