Annotated bibliography

Abortion

Name: Siraj Alghamdi

Course: ENGL Comp II

03-06-2015

Abortion

The topic for this essay annotated bibliography is abortion. I chose it due to the numerous cases of illegal abortions out there that threatens the lives of those involved. The annotated bibliography recognizes that abortion is not the right thing to do but if one has to do it, then they should do it in a safe manner that would not threaten their lives. The sources are related to the topic since they touches on abortion and concurs that women should procure safe abortions under a trained and a professional physician to prevent them from endangering their lives. The sources are related to each other since they all relay the same message that abortion should be legalized to save lives of women around the globe.

Upadhyay, U., Weitz, T., Jones, R., Barar, R., & Greene, F. D. (2014). Denial of Abortion Because of Provider Gestational Age Limits in the United States. American Journal of Public Health , 1687-1694.

In this journal, the authors examined the factors that influenced women to seek abortion and the outcomes of women who were denied abortion care due to age limits at various abortion facilities. The authors recognized that adolescents and women who failed to recognize their pregnancies early enough were likely to delay abortions. The most common cause of delay had to come up with costs for travel and the procedure. Moreover, more than 4000 women in US were denied an abortion due to the gestational age limits in the facilities and were required to carry unwanted pregnancies to term. The sources are related to my topic of abortion since it touches on this issue and even conducts a research on the same. This source is reliable since it has a research to add to its validity. I agree with the arguments that women beyond a certain gestational age limit should not procure an abortion.

Davida, B., & Diaz, O. C. (013). Decriminalization of Abortion in Mexico City: The Effects on Women's Reproductive Rights. American Journal of Public Health , 590-593.

The authors indicate that in Mexico City there are now safe abortion services available to women. The ministry of health in the area conducts free medical program in the private sector perfuming more than 89000 legal abortions by the year this journal was published. The authors argue that unsafe abortions will only be eliminated if similar legislation is conducted in the entire country. I agree with the authors because despite abortion being wrong, many women perform illegal abortions that ends up to endanger their lives, thus it agrees with the other articles.

Joanna, E., AMY, G., & Leigh, H. W. (2008). Medication Abortion in Canada: A Right-to- Health Perspective. American Journal of Public Health , 1764-1769.

The authors indicate that Canadian women are entitled to available, acceptable and accessible abortion care as indicated by the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights which Canada is a member. However, abortion care in the area fails to reach to this standard. They argue that medical abortion could improve abortion care but its potentials remains unrealized. I do not agree with this since many women would conduct abortions as many times as they pleased without considering the consequences. However, if it could reduce illegal abortions, then it would be a better option thus it concurs with the other articles.

Melaine, G. (2008). Fertility Effects of Abortion and Birth Control Pill Access for Minors. Demography , 817-827.

The author of this article assesses the influence of access to abortion and birth control pills to the minors in the United States. The author indicates that the access of minors to abortion is limited due to the involvement of parental laws in the US. The authors indicate that the law should not fail to consider that even minors may be involved in illegal abortions. I agree with the preposition of the authors since even minors may undergo illegal abortions if they are not permitted to undergo the legal ones without parental permission. However, the law is appropriate since minors could undergo multiple abortions whenever they felt like if the law was not present. The article agrees with other articles that if abortuion is not legalkized, it could lead into serious health defects.

Scott, J. B., & Weitz, T. (2009). Legal Barriers to Second trimester abortion provison and public health consequnces. American Journal of Public Health , 623-630.

The authors indicate that many women have the need to access abortion care in their second trimester. However, most of this is provided by a small number of health care facilities. Due to the regulations that these clinics face, they have to change their clinical practices or reduce the gestational age limits of abortion to avoid risks with the law. This increase abortion costs and reduce accessibility of the services and may result into women seeking for more illegal abortions. They suggest that women should be provided with second trimester abortions as they wish. However, I disagree with the authors since abortion in the second trimester could be dangerous for the mother. The journal relates with other sources that even though abortion is not appropriate, it should be legalized to prevent illegal abortions that could be fatal.