Informed Consent
Medical Risks Study
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008This is the fifth of a series of posts highlighting various studies that document medical risks from abortion.
Heightened Risk of Placenta Previa
Thorp, Hartmann & Shadigian, Long-Term Physical and Psychological Health Consequences of Induced Abortion: Review of the Evidence, 58 Obst. & Gyn. Survey 67 (2003)
Abstract:
Induced abortion is a prevalent response to an unintended pregnancy. The [...]
CIANA: Protecting Minors from Sexual Predators and Fostering Respect for State Laws
Monday, July 28th, 2008The Situation
On Thursday, July 10, 2008, Congressman Trent Franks and Congresswoman Iliana Ros-Leightenen held a public forum discussing the Federal Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), HR 1063. CIANA would prohibit the illegal transportation of minor girls across state lines — unbeknownst to parents — in order to circumvent abortion parental notification laws in a [...]
Ultrasounds, “Missing Angels” & Defining Life
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Judging from comments made by pro-choice activists, Michelle Goldberg (author of Kingdom Coming) and Rebecca Traister (of Salon.com), technological advancements are having an impact on the rhetoric used in the abortion debate. In their discussion of the “internal contradiction” between third term abortions and ultrasound images, the women recognized the need to evolve from using [...]
Case Status Update: South Dakota’s Informed Consent Provisions Bypass Hurdle in Planned Parenthood v. Rounds
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008In a decision issued last week by the Eighth Circuit (sitting en banc), the Court reversed a preliminary injunction that had blocked the enforcement of certain provisions of South Dakota’s informed consent law.
The provisions require that a woman be informed that “the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being,” [...]
