The Arizona legislature has passed
measures banning abortions after twenty weeks.. Gov. Jan Brewer has already signed
the abortion bill into law. The abortion bill is intended to protect women,
argue supporters. Under the new law, abortions would become illegal after the
twentieth week of pregnancy except in a “medical emergency.” The bill signed
into law Thursday makes other changes to abortion regulations, including the
requirement of an ultrasound 24 hours before the procedure. The law becomes
effective 90 days after the Legislature ends its session, which is likely to
occur later this month. The new restrictions, argue supporters, will reduce
abortion-related health risks, which they say increase substantially after the
twentieth week of pregnancy. About 200 Arizona
women who were more than 20 weeks pregnant got an abortion in 2011, according
to the group, a number that tracks with prior years of state data. That's about
2percent of the approximately 11,000 abortions a year in the state. Sen. Linda
Lopez, D-Tucson, said the new law was "a horrible thing to do to
women." "Once again, (Brewer) and the Republicans in the Legislature
have decided that they know better than women," she said. "They are
again saying that women are incapable of making those decisions.” The new law
also allows doctors to prescribe abortion pills only through the seventh week
of pregnancy instead of through the ninth.
I feel that this abortion bill is not really fair when it comes to women’s rights. Government interference should have no place in a woman’s uterus. This is a form of paternalism. At first this bill might seem reasonable, but with closer inspection they threaten to undermine women’s rights. It should be up to a woman to decide whether he wants to risk her health or not; the state should have nothing to do with this. The state should provide access to facts on the risks, not make it as difficult as possible for them to make a personal decision about their own bodies. I feel that this bill strips women from their rights to their body and should have never been passed.
I feel that this abortion bill is not really fair when it comes to women’s rights. Government interference should have no place in a woman’s uterus. This is a form of paternalism. At first this bill might seem reasonable, but with closer inspection they threaten to undermine women’s rights. It should be up to a woman to decide whether he wants to risk her health or not; the state should have nothing to do with this. The state should provide access to facts on the risks, not make it as difficult as possible for them to make a personal decision about their own bodies. I feel that this bill strips women from their rights to their body and should have never been passed.
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