Part one of term paper
In Roe v. Wade the United States government gave women the right to have an abortion. However, all court cases since have chipped away at women’s reproductive rights. The first case was Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. This case is the provision making it unlawful for a public employee to perform or assist in an abortion or for a ...

Part two of term paper
... obtaining an abortion. Many argue that these cases discriminate against poor women because they are not able to afford an abortion. Thus, putting an obstacle in their way. In the case of Hodgson v. Minnesota the court upheld a Minnesota law requiring parental consent and a forty-eight hour delay for adolescents seeking abortions. Many feel this denies adolescents “equal rights, equal access, and real choice”. Once again chipping away from women’s reproductive rights, and further restrict ...