The Implications of Defining When a Woman Is Pregnant. Rachel Benson Gold.
by Gold, Rachel Benson; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 14Human Relations. Publisher: Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Abortion | Abortion -- Law and legislation | Birth control | Conception | Contraception | Pregnancy | Pro-choice movement | Pro-life movement | StatutesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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.
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