'because #pregnancy is the result of "voluntary and consensual sexual intercourse," students should not be allowed time off to get abortions. If the students disobey and miss class for #abortion care, the filing continues, the professors should be allowed to flunk students. Additionally, Bonevac asserts that he has a right to refuse to employ a teaching assistant who has had an abortion, calling such women "criminals."'
“'After going through all this I wondered, why are we not the poster child for abortion rights?' said Riata Little Walker, who traveled from her home in Casper, Wyo., for an abortion in Colorado at 22 weeks, after doctors diagnosed Down syndrome and a heart defect in her fetus, which they said would require surgery and later a transplant if it survived until delivery."
Dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga nabubuntis sa edad na 10 hanggang 19, umaapela ang mga ahensya ng pamahalaan at civil society organizations na ipasa na ang Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill.
Isa sa mga nakapaloob dito ay mabigyan ng reproductive health services ang mga edad 15 hanggang 19, nang hindi nangangailangan ng pahintulot mula sa isang magulang o tagapag-alaga.
Pabor ka bang ipasa ang Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill?
"A leading anti-abortion doctor has been appointed to Texas’ maternal mortality review committee. Dr. Ingrid Skop, an OB/GYN from San Antonio, will be serving in the role designated for a community member representing a rural area.
Skop...is the most visible face of a small but influential national anti-abortion medical community, the first call for anyone looking for an OB/GYN to publicly defend abortion restrictions."
"When her doctor recommended that she not lift more than 25 pounds, her employer wouldn’t let her move temporarily to a role where she didn’t need to lift furniture, even though those roles were available, she said. She was forced to go on leave and then lost her job. Her marriage unraveled and she spent time after the birth in emergency housing."