Gold, Rachel Benson,
The Implications of Defining When a Woman Is Pregnant. Rachel Benson Gold. - Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 14, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Implications of Defining When a Woman Is Pregnant, May 2005; pp. 7-10.
"According to both the scientific community and long-standing federal policy, a woman is considered pregnant only when a fertilized egg has implanted in the wall of her uterus; however, state definitions of pregnancy vary widely. The differences may be more than academic. Debates over emergency contraception have put the question on center stage, with potentially serious implications." (GUTTMACHER REPORT ON PUBLIC POLICY) This article discusses how the debate over when life begins could result in abortion opponents seeking to use the definition of pregnancy to classify certain methods of contraception as abortion.
1522-3248;
Abortion
Abortion--Law and legislation
Birth control
Conception
Contraception
Pregnancy
Pro-choice movement
Pro-life movement
Statutes
AC1.S5
050
The Implications of Defining When a Woman Is Pregnant. Rachel Benson Gold. - Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 14, Human Relations, 1522-3248; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: The Implications of Defining When a Woman Is Pregnant, May 2005; pp. 7-10.
"According to both the scientific community and long-standing federal policy, a woman is considered pregnant only when a fertilized egg has implanted in the wall of her uterus; however, state definitions of pregnancy vary widely. The differences may be more than academic. Debates over emergency contraception have put the question on center stage, with potentially serious implications." (GUTTMACHER REPORT ON PUBLIC POLICY) This article discusses how the debate over when life begins could result in abortion opponents seeking to use the definition of pregnancy to classify certain methods of contraception as abortion.
1522-3248;
Abortion
Abortion--Law and legislation
Birth control
Conception
Contraception
Pregnancy
Pro-choice movement
Pro-life movement
Statutes
AC1.S5
050