Abortion laws standings in US

Abortion rights have been a highly contentious issue in the United States (Rebouché, 2016). The debate
surrounding abortion rights in the United States has been ongoing for decades and remains a
highly contentious and divisive issue. There are two main sides to the debate: pro-choice and
pro-life. Pro-choice advocates argue that a woman should have the right to make decisions about
her own body, including the choice to have an abortion. They believe that access to safe and
legal abortion is crucial for women's health and well-being. On the other hand, pro-life advocates
believe that life begins at conception and that abortion is morally wrong. They argue that fetuses
have a right to life and that abortion is equivalent to taking an innocent human life. The Supreme
Court decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973 recognized a woman's constitutional right to have an
abortion. However, the legality and accessibility of abortion vary across states in the US. While
the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade established a woman's right to have an abortion, states
have implemented various restrictions on access to abortion. These include waiting periods,
mandatory counseling, parental consent for minors, and restrictions on public funding for
abortion services. These restrictions have led to significant disparities in the availability of
abortion services across the country. Abortion rights in the US remain a controversial and
complex matter. For all of these reasons, from a medical standpoint, timely access to abortion
care is critical for people's health and well-being. Overall, the abortion rights standings in the US
are a contentious and ongoing issue.In 2016, 9% of abortions in the United States occurred at or
beyond 13 weeks of gestation.(Rebouché, 2016)