The Importance of Abortion Access by YAFAH ZAVALA QUIROZ

zavalyaf000 — 2025-04-21 18:05:53 UTC

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that the decision to continue or terminate a pregnancy rests with the individual, not the state. The Roe decision held that the specific “liberties” guaranteed by the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which protects privacy, included the right to abortion before a fetus is viable outside the womb. In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down federal abortion laws.

zavalyaf000 — 2025-04-21 18:40:50 UTC

What is an unsafe abortion?

An unsafe abortion is a procedure to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, performed by either unqualified personnel or in a facility that does not meet minimum medical standards, or both, as defined by the World Health Organization.

zavalyaf000 — 2025-04-23 16:42:57 UTC

About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, according to the summer survey – little changed since the March survey conducted just before the ruling. That includes 29% of Americans who say it should be legal in all cases and 33% who say it should be legal in most cases. About a third of U.S. adults (36%) say abortion should be illegal in all (8%) or most (28%) cases

zavalyaf000 — 2025-04-24 04:53:23 UTC

Donating to organizations that want to protect safe abortion access is a great way to help. Organizations like the National Network of Abortion Funds is a really good place to donate.