House Bill 1337 Research Paper

In addition, Planned Parenthood health centers serve 41% of all Title X patients (Planned Parenthood, n.d.). Therefore, preventing individuals from seeking health care services through Planned Parenthood can detrimentally result in the absence of care on a greater scale. To prevent withheld funding, in December 2016, the Obama Administration issued a final rule prohibiting states from withholding federal family-planning funds from organizations or health clinics regardless of their provision of abortion services. For instance, the Obama Administration warned all states that they would be “out of compliance with federal law” if they choose to suppress Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood facilities. Despite this rule, Republicans, led by Vice President Mike Pence, remained adamant in their movement towards restricting Title X grant funding, which still threatens the existence of Planned

In February of this year 2017 the Texas Senate passed Bill 25 and is now on its way to The House of Representatives. According to TexasTribune.org this bill is meant to eliminate “wrongful birth” lawsuits. These law suits allow parents to sue their medical practioner if they give birth to a child with a medical disability or defect and were not properly informed beforehand. The author of this bill is hoping doctors will no longer encourage abortions out of fear of lawsuits (Evans).

The case of A.C.L.U and Planned Parenthood v. Pence has brought attention to the Supreme Court with the question of which of the two is of greater importance: the duty to honor the woman’s autonomy versus the duty to respect potential life. Indiana’s governor, Mike Pence, has signed a House Enrolled Act No.1337 to amend the Indiana health code, which will go in effect on July 1 of 2016. The act affects abortions in several ways which include that doctors much provide perinatal hospice care information to women considering abortion after receiving a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly, prohibits all abortions solely based on fetus’s race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, or diagnosis of the fetus having any disability, and lastly requires the women to take responsibility financially for the disposal of the remain of any abortion or miscarriage. After the act was signed into law, A.C.L.U of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky sued Governor Pence on the grounds that the law was unconstitutional. The A.C.L.U and Planned Parenthood won in the district court. The case was appealed to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and was reversed. Today, the court responds to the petitioners’ appeal by holding that Indiana’s House Enrolled Act No.1337 is unconstitutional. This decision stems from the recognition that the law while attempting to do its duty

Many controversial debates concerning Planned Parenthood and an exceeding amount of government funding to the organization are occurring in today’s news. A recent case in particular that caught the eye of many who weren't yet aware of the deliberation was when President Trump decided to sign an executive order on January 23, 2017 concerning the defunding of Planned Parenthood (Richardson). Not only did he sign this policy surrounded by seven privileged white men, but he signed it two days after the largest peaceful protest in U.S. history: The Women’s March. This matter does not only concern women, but it concerns men and children as well. As an organization, Planned Parenthood provides affordable

There are many people with permanent disability’s that contribute to our society in very useful ways. In most cases, these people are viewed as being courageous. This kind of a reaction is typical but not always honest. There are a lot of people are uncomfortable around those that are considered “less than normal”. In her article The Abortion Debate No One Wants to Have, Patricia Bauer writes about Down’s syndrome and abortion. Bauer is a former reporter and bureau chief for the Washington Post.

“Let me be clear: People who know me well know I'm pro-life, and I don't apologize for it,” Pence told the Christians on Saturday. “I want to live to see the day that we put the sanctity of life back at the center of American law, and we send Roe v. Wade to the

Planned Parenthood is a controversial topic sweeping the nation of America with political and moral issues. Every day one could come across a new article on it, stubble upon a news article in their local paper or even on their local news station. Planned Parenthood directly provides reproductive health services, is involved in teach young students about sexual education, contributes to research in reproductive technology, and interacts with legal and political efforts aimed at protecting and developing reproductive rights.

Bill H.R.3134 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 was introduced by Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-6) in the House. This bill calls to call to prohibit for a year the availability of federal funds for Planned Parenthood, and it was passed in the House, but failed to do so in the Senate. Remarkably, Steve King (R-IA-4) voted present, and Charlie Dent (R-PA-15), Robert Dold (R-IL10), and Richard Hanna (R-NY-22), all Republicans voted against the bill. On the other hand, only 2 members of the Democratic party, voted in favor of the bill, these congressmen are Daniel Lipinski (D-IL-3) and Collin Peterson (D-MN-7). Contrastingly, the identical bill, S.1836, in the senate introduced by Senator Lankford James (R-OK) failed to pass. Despite its failure, it was cosponsored by 4 Republican senators, these are James Inhofe (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ben Sasse (R-NE), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL). Throughout this essay, I will be explaining the bill and its legislative history, as well as bringing to light the different interests at stake in this process.

Governor Mike Pence of Indiana recently signed the House Bill 1337, making Indiana the second state to ban abortion because of the fetus disability, ethnicity, or gender. The bill has escalated an uproar political debate between pro-life and pro-choice advocates.

Numerous Americans, including some who are pro-choice regarding abortion, do not want their tax money used through Planned Parenthood for abortion. Staunchly religious people against abortion, claiming that it insults God to “kill unborn children,” are also against Planned Parenthood for giving out the service of abortion (DailySignal). Moreover, the selling of fetal parts by PP has become a big issue that is increasing the support for defunding PP.

The bill emphasizes the protection that New York grants to the woman’s right to obtain abortion based on the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe vs. Wade. The Senate will most likely not vote

By the 20th century, Down syndrome had not been identified as a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome. Instead, Down syndrome was the most recognizable form of mental disabilities because of the distinctive facial features associated with the disease. Those who suffered form the condition were institutionalized and died in infancy or early adult life since their medical problems were not properly treated. Due to the rise of the eugenics movement in the United States, 33 of the 48 states approved forced sterilization of individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities.

Parents opting not to undergo this mandatory testing due to religious or cultural reasons could also be viewed as neglecting their child. Would physicians then be best suited to make decisions for the children? “Denmark boasts a 98 percent termination rate of babies who test positive for Down syndrome, followed by the United Kingdom at 90 percent, the United States at an estimated 85 percent and France at 77 percent” (The Washington Post). If we can view the termination of babies with Down Syndrome as acceptable then how long will it be before we allow for the termination of fetus’ with autism?

Many people argue on whether abortion should really be classed as mortality, especially in Down syndrome babies, but why do people think this? Some say that women should have the right to control their own body as an individual but others argue that abortion should not be aloud. Iceland is close to being the first country where no one is born with Down syndrome as 85% of women choose to abort when tests indicate downs. 74% of the population say that people with Down syndrome aren't human, mainly on the fact that they have an extra chromosome. Everyone should have the same rights as each other, just because you have a mental problem, doesn't mean that they shouldn't be aloud children of their own. Many other people say that people with down syndrome can’t have a normal life as they can’t reproduce but this isn't true. They may not be able to reproduce as well as everyone else but that doesn't mean that they can't do it. But the question is, why does so much discourse surround people with down syndrome?

If you would give birth to a child with a disability, would you rather abort the child or let him or her live? Most mothers would choose to let the child live but in some cases, the mother would choose otherwise. According to Wright (2007), in some tribes in Amazon, babies who were born with a physical defects were buried alive because based on their beliefs they have no souls and that others such as twins or triplets are “cursed”. But there was a baby girl who survived from the tribe’s custom of live baby burial. I am strongly against this practice and I believe that it is very immoral.