Rio Grande Valley Abortion Paper
Rio Grande Valley, and all but one closed in West Texas. Comparing November 2012–April 2013 to November 2013–April 2014, there was a 13% decrease in the abortion rate (from 12.9 to 11.2 abortions/1000 women age 15–44). Medical abortion decreased by 70%, from 28.1% of all abortions in the earlier period to 9.7% after November 2013 (pb0.001). Second-trimester abortion increased from 13.5% to 13.9% of all abortions (pb0.001). Only 22% of abortions were performed in the state's six ASCs" (Grossman et al., 2014, p 496). The numbers simply don't lie.
Even though this panel estimated that the law would not be a burden large enough to be considered an "undue burden," it is quite obvious that whether or not the law is helpful or not, it has had detrimental …show more content…
Wadman (2015) includes a statement made by Carrie Wolinetz, the NIH's associate director for science policy saying, “Fetal tissue is a flexible, less-differentiated tissue. It grows readily and adapts to new environments, allowing researchers to study basic biology or use it as a tool in a way that can’t be replicated with adult tissue." The article also notes that fetal cell lines have been used in many medical advances, such as the production of a blockbuster arthritis drug and therapeutic proteins that fight cystic fibrosis and hemophilia in the past 25 …show more content…
The evidence has been shown and now it is up to the Supreme Court to determine whether or not the law violates the 14th amendment and puts an undue burden on those women seeking an abortion in Texas. The larger issue here is that many other states are also following suit with Texas, which proves that this is something the Federal government may need to spend more time on. Federal government must also hold those responsible who break the laws concerning the obtainment of fetal tissue. Those people must suffer the consequences for breaking the law and jeopardizing the benefits that fetal tissue research can provide to science. These articles have served the purpose to shed light on the real effects that laws have on people and how breaking them can lead to a suffering of an entire people. One can only hope that the Supreme Court will decide what is actually best for Texas and the United States as a
Even though this panel estimated that the law would not be a burden large enough to be considered an "undue burden," it is quite obvious that whether or not the law is helpful or not, it has had detrimental …show more content…
Wadman (2015) includes a statement made by Carrie Wolinetz, the NIH's associate director for science policy saying, “Fetal tissue is a flexible, less-differentiated tissue. It grows readily and adapts to new environments, allowing researchers to study basic biology or use it as a tool in a way that can’t be replicated with adult tissue." The article also notes that fetal cell lines have been used in many medical advances, such as the production of a blockbuster arthritis drug and therapeutic proteins that fight cystic fibrosis and hemophilia in the past 25 …show more content…
The evidence has been shown and now it is up to the Supreme Court to determine whether or not the law violates the 14th amendment and puts an undue burden on those women seeking an abortion in Texas. The larger issue here is that many other states are also following suit with Texas, which proves that this is something the Federal government may need to spend more time on. Federal government must also hold those responsible who break the laws concerning the obtainment of fetal tissue. Those people must suffer the consequences for breaking the law and jeopardizing the benefits that fetal tissue research can provide to science. These articles have served the purpose to shed light on the real effects that laws have on people and how breaking them can lead to a suffering of an entire people. One can only hope that the Supreme Court will decide what is actually best for Texas and the United States as a