Madison Moss

ENVD 1004
Shawhin Roudbari
November 11, 2022

Annotated Bibliography

Academic

Davis, Martha F. “The state of abortion rights in the US.” International Journal of Gynecology
and Obstetrics. August 11, 2022. https://doi-org.colorado.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/ijgo.1439

In this article, the author discusses the legal issues raised about abortion in different states.
Almost all the states have different laws concerning abortion; some states have extremely strict
abortion laws while some have little to no restriction. The court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's
Health Organization is also discussed in this article while raising concerns about the impact it
will have on the government. There are so many laws and regulations, and there is definitely
basis in the US laws to bring back abortion protection. I can use this source to go more in depth
about the legal side of abortion. This is an excellent source because it offers a lot of information
on the government side of things, which helps bring in lots of perspectives.

Foster, D G, M A Biggs, L Ralph, C Gerdts, S Roberts, and M M Glymour. 2022.

“Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied
Wanted Abortions in the United States.” American Journal of Public Health 112 (9):
1290–96. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.304247r. https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/
plink?id=545e7168-a4ee-3c1e-9530-97e40050ff42

This source focuses on the socioeconomic status of women if they were denied an abortion
compared to those who did receive an abortion. They conducted a study of a few hundred
women and followed them for a couple years after their received or denied abortion. The
outcome was that those who did not receive an abortion were more likely to be in poverty and
struggle financially. This is a great source because it is a legitimate study that has actual results
and statistics. It will give me some credibility in my project because it is all very relevant.

Parker, Willie J. “The moral imperative of reproductive rights, health, and justice.” Best Practice
& Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. January 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.
com/science/article/pii/S152169341930094X

In this article, the author discusses the injustices around women’s healthcare and abortion. While
politics and religion have gotten heavily involved in these topics, this paper talks about how
these are basic human rights and nothing should get in the way of that. It clarifies definitions of
phrases surrounding these topics as well as explaining the moral and social obligation of people
to protect these rights. This is a very good article for me to use because it really goes in depth
about women’s health and abortion and will provide very good insight.

Trade

Dickinson, Elizabeth Evitts. “Architecture and Abortion.” Architect 109, no. 4 (April 1, 2020):
69–84. https://discovery-ebsco-com.colorado.idm.oclc.org/linkprocessor/plink?id=898
e287e-d82 c-3e70-8f0a-6f5a24475658

In this article, the author discusses how design can play a huge part into the overall experience of
women’s healthcare/abortion clinics. They specifically focused on Whole Woman’s Health,
which is a reproductive care facility chain, the issues surrounding the design of abortion clinics,
and how architects have to take a lot of factors into account when taking on a project. They also
discuss how abortion clinics are a tricky project for architects to invest their time in because it is
such a hot topic politically and socially. I think that this is a very strong source for my final
project because it specifically focuses on how abortion and architecture relate to each other.

Dreith, Ben. “Architects should be "more involved" in abortion access says AIA Los Angeles
panel.” Dezeen. September 1, 2022. https://www.dezeen.com/2022/09/01/aia-architects-
abortion/

In this article, the author discusses how architects need to be more involved in the issue of
abortion. This article is based on a presentation done by the AIA Los Angeles panel and how
they feel that designers should work on redesigning abortion clinics and women’s healthcare
centers. Especially in California, they explain how archiects and designers need to be ready for
an increase of abortion clinics because many people will be coming to California for abortions
since it is legal. This source will definitely be helpful in my project because it offers a specific
perspective that gives great detail.

Keegan, Edward. “Rethinking the Design of Women's Healthcare.” Architect Magazine. July 29,
2021. https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/interior-design/rethinking-the-design-of
-wome ns-healthcare_o

This article focuses on a new way of designing women’s healthcare clinics while pulling specific
examples from New York-based Alda Ly Architecture. They discuss a new clinic that just
opened in LA that put women first when they were first coming up with designs. There are
certain features in the clinic, such as warmer colors, pretty wall art, and places to put your tea or
coffee, that make the space feel a lot more comfortable and inviting, compared to a sterile
doctors office. Although this source gave a very good example of an innovative women’s health
clinic, it was not very complex. It focused on a single example and did not elaborate on how this
can apply to the larger world.

Popular

Budds, Diana. “Architects Are Getting Ready for an Abortion-Clinic Building Spike.” Curbed.
July 12, 2022. https://www.curbed.com/2022/07/abortion-roe-architect-list.html

In this article, the author discusses how there is going to be an increase in abortion clinics due to
the overturn of Roe vs Wade. Since some states have banned abortion or have made it difficult to
gain access, clinics in other states are wanting to build more. Architects and healthcare workers
want these new clinics to have similar features to surgery centers and have there be more features
in general. One weakness with this article is that they should have explained more about their
goals with the actual clinics and how they will enact this building process.

Kaysen, Ronda. “How Volunteers Open Their Homes to Women Seeking Abortions.” The New
York Times. October 15, 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/realestate/abortion-volunteer-homes.html?smid=url
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In this article, the author discusses two newly created programs for women seeking abortions.
The two organizations, the Midwest Access Coalition in Chicago and the Haven Coalition in
New York help women get to abortion clinics while offering them a safe pace to stay through the
process. The interesting thing about this organization though, is that the volunteers offer up their
homes as a place for women to stay. Especially in cities, it can be very expensive to stay in a
hotel, so having a free place to stay can take off a lot of that stress. Compared to an isolated
hotel, the idea of a home environment to stay in is a lot more relaxing, comfortable, and warm.

Zernike, Kate. “What Does ‘Abortion’ Mean? Even the Word Itself Is Up for Debate.” The New
York Times. October 18, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/us/abortion-roe-
debate.html?smid=url-share

In this article, the author focuses on the politics behind the specific definition of an abortion.
There is a lot of controversy about what can be defined as an “abortion” and most medical
personel agree that an abortion is anytime a pregnancy is intentionally ended. However,
anti-abortion groups focus on the small details with abortions, not actually seeking to understand
the medical definition of an abortion. The only weakness in this article is that it’s a little
repetitive, but I can use this article to help define abortion as well as back up my own personal
perspectives about abortion.