If the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade it is likely that abortion will be severely restricted or banned in approximately half of the U.S. States. Experts and advocates worry that the repercussions could go further and affect care for miscarriage women, fertility treatment access and contraception.
Conservatives claim they only care about ending abortion. However, legislation that has been passed so far often includes exceptions for other reproductive services. Experts are concerned by the GOP's rumours. Laws banning abortion may also have unintended consequences.
Mara Gandal Powers, director of access to birth control at the National Women's Law Center, stated that "the rhetoric has been really increasing in the last few years." "I think there's a domino effect that people are starting to notice and realize how far this could go.
Roe could be overturned as suggested in a draft opinion. States will then set their own abortion laws. Conservative lawmakers have already passed a steady stream imposing strict regulations. Oklahoma legislators passed Thursday legislation banning abortion at birth, making it the most restrictive in the country.
While there are some exceptions to the bill, it is a sign of a direction that is very troubling for many doctors.
"I believe the people who wrote these laws don't understand the implications of it all or care not about how it affects so many aspects women's health care," said Dr. Kristyn, a New Jersey OB/GYN who offers abortion care.
Brandi stated that in medicine, you cannot be considered pregnant until the fertilized egg has been implanted into your uterus. This happens after fertilization. It is not clear whether doctors who perform infertility treatment would be violating the law if they dispose off extra fertilized eggs. The Oklahoma law "isn't based in science" and "is incredibly confusing for medical professionals trying provide evidence-based care."
Roe was based upon a constitutional right of privacy. The decision also leaned heavily on Griswold v. Connecticut, which eight years before gave married couples the right for birth control.
Millions of Americans now have reliable birth control. However, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee recorded a March video message in which she called the decision of Griswold "constitutionally unsound". She hasn't elaborated on what she meant but said that while she doesn't propose any restrictions on birth controls, it isn't necessary to restrict birth control.
Conservatives also confuse emergency contraception (also known as the morning-after pills) with abortion. It was banned in Idaho last year at school-based clinics because of a law that prohibited public funding for "abortion related" services.
Abortion foes believe that life begins with the fertilization of an egg. They have attacked IUDs and long-acting contraceptives called IUDs.
While there are some exceptions to the bill, it is a sign of a direction that is very troubling for many doctors.
"I believe the people who wrote these laws don't understand the implications of it all or care not about how it affects so many aspects women's health care," said Dr. Kristyn, a New Jersey OB/GYN who offers abortion care.
Brandi stated that in medicine, you cannot be considered pregnant until the fertilized egg has been implanted into your uterus. This happens after fertilization. It is not clear whether doctors who perform infertility treatment would be violating the law if they dispose off extra fertilized eggs. The Oklahoma law "isn't based in science" and is "incredibly confusing and frustrating to medical professionals who try to provide evidence-based care."
Roe was based upon a constitutional right of privacy. The decision also leaned heavily on Griswold v. Connecticut, which eight years before gave married couples the right for birth control.
Millions of Americans now have reliable birth control. However, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee recorded a March video message in which she called the decision of Griswold "constitutionally unsound." Although she isn't proposing any restrictions on birth controls, she hasn't elaborated further to clarify her meaning.
Conservatives also confuse emergency contraception (also known as the morning-after pills) with abortion. It was banned in Idaho last year at school-based clinics because of a law that prohibited public funding for "abortion related" services.
Abortion foes believe that life begins with the fertilization of an egg. They have attacked IUDs and long-acting contraceptives called IUDs.
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Brandi stated that these pills are ineffective once a pregnancy has been established and implantation is complete.
Plan B can be taken whenever you like, even if you are pregnant. She said that Plan B will not affect your pregnancy.
Experts believe that emergency contraceptives such as Plan B or IUDs can also stop fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb. However, the science behind this isn't clear. They are believed to block fertilization.
"Political attempts to block intrauterine devices or other birth control would be consistent with what we're seeing right away," Dr. Jennifer Kerns, an associate Professor at the University of California in San Francisco, who also provides abortion care, said. "Many of our concerns are that this is the next thing to go."
Missouri, for instance, last year saw a failed attempt to stop Medicaid from paying for IUDs or emergency contraception. However, Randy McNally, Republican Senate Speaker, resisted any suggestion that contraception might be under threat in Tennessee. The state just passed severe penalties for abortion medication.
Contraception and abortion are two different things. The one is responsible for preventing pregnancy. One is a responsible way to prevent pregnancy. The other is a death sentence. "It is a flagrant attempt at changing the conversation and it will not work," Adam Kleinheider, a spokesperson for the company, stated in a statement.
