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FINAL PROJECT: CONCEPT MAP AND PAPER Shavonne Young Southern New Hampshire University Introduction to Sociology Dr. Roberta Campbell August 23, 2020

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For this assignment, I would like to profile abortion. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal of a fetus. Abortions can be traced back as far as 1550 BCE in Egypt. The earliest known evidence of abortion was from an ancient Egyptian medical document called Embers Papyrus. Common barriers to accessing safe abortions are religious stigma, mandatory waiting periods, high cost, and mandatory counseling. Abortion is often viewed as a political issue, but one-quarter of American women will have an abortion over their lifetime, so it is considered extremely common. The reason I chose this topic because our current President Donald Trump openly stated during his presidential campaign that he wanted to overturn Roe vs Wade. Liptak notes, ''Over the next four years, the president of the United States could appoint four or more justices to the Supreme Court,'' Mr. Davis said. ''And that is why it is so critically important that conservatives turn out and vote'' (Liptak,2020). The relationship between cultural beliefs and biases can be positive, negative, or strained. In my concept map, my cultural beliefs are religious. The first connection I made was the religious stigma that abortion is immoral and is a violation of the ten commandments. While most people within the religious community view abortion as negative. Women who choose to have an abortion are judged harshly for terminating their pregnancy. These women are often viewed as being irresponsible or promiscuous. For a woman who has decided to terminate her pregnancy, it is often done for financial reasons. The cultural beliefs and biases identified in the map help you better understand the pressure that the religious community put on women who are considering abortion. In my concept map, the social roles I identified are activism and gender roles.

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It is my opinion that being a woman and an activist are both important social roles that are necessary to ensure women have the right to terminate their pregnancies without restrictions. Goldberg, states, "Some young women said that they considered reproductive rights an important factor in determining how they vote, but they struggled to see how their activism on the issue could have an effect"(Goldberg,2020). We as women should not have to defend our rights to terminate our pregnancies. The social roles identified in the map help you better understand why it is important to promote activism on women’s related issues. In my concept map, the social inequalities identified are availability to contraception and HB2. The availability of free or low-cost contraception is vital to socioeconomically challenge women. Collins states, “An estimated 70,000 to 126,000 women will lose their current free contraceptive coverage"(Collins,2020). Contraceptive use is instrumental in reducing the number of abortions performed. Laws that restrict access to abortion may result in worsening economics for expectant mothers. Far too often legislators forget about the underlying causes of the disparities that minority women face. Goyal notes, "HB2 led to a disproportionate reduction in the abortion rate among Hispanic women in Texas, including those living in counties with a closed clinic or traveling long distances to obtain in-clinic abortion care"(Goyal,2020). In conclusion, when women are denied the right to a safe, legal abortion woman look for unsafe ways to terminate their pregnancies. Unnecessary abortion restrictions place a heavy burden on women ‘s physical and emotional state. Unsafe abortions take place when untrained personnel perform abortions. Unsafe abortions are performed in an environment that does not meet minimal medical standards, which puts women at risk. It is my opinion; Roe vs Wade has been in place since 1973 and has been proven to protected women’s constitutional right to an

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abortion. If Roe vs Wade was overturned successfully women would lose their right to an abortion. It would be a major setback for women’s rights and abortion law would be dictated by each state. Women who seek an abortion are more likely to achieve their life goals, gain financial certainty, and have a child later that she can better provide for.

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REFERENCES

Goldberg, E. (2020, July 1). The Fight Over Abortion Rights Feels Less Urgent for a Generation. New York Times, p. A15(L). Retrieved from https://link-galecom.ezproxy.snhu.edu/apps/doc/A628146280/OVIC?u=nhc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=d93ab316

Collins, G. (2020, July 9). Sex, Sisters and Dr. Donald. New York Times, p. A22(L). Retrieved from https://link-gale-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/apps/doc/A628917260/OVIC? u=nhc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=d16a670f

Goyal, V., Brooks, I. H. M., & Powers, D. A. (2020). Differences in abortion rates by race– ethnicity after implementation of a restrictive Texas law. Contraception, 102(2), 109–114. https://doi-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1016/j.contraception.2020.04.008

Liptak, A. (2020, July 9). Court, 7-2, Allows Religious Opt-Out on Birth Control. New York Times, p. A1(L). Retrieved from https://link- galecom.ezproxy.snhu.edu/apps/doc/A628917262/OVIC?u=nhc_main&sid=OVIC&xid=474c5aa9

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STRAINED RELATIONSHIP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP NEGATIVE RELATIONSHIP

Social Inequalities 2: Availability to contraception "An estimated 70,000 to 126,000 women will lose their current free contraceptive coverage. Planned parenthood and Medicaide

Social Inequalities 1: HB2 "HB2 led to a disproportionate reduction in the abortion rate in Texas. HB2 requires doctors in the state of texas who perform abortion must have admitting privledges at a hospital with 30 miles

Cultural Beliefs and Biases 1: Stigma againt Abortion Women who choose to have an abortion are judged harshly for terminating their pregnancy.Many are viewed as being irresponsible or promiscuous.

Existing Social Condition 1: Poverty "Poverty matters because regardless of race and ethnicity, low-income women have higher rates of unintended pregnancy and abortion"(Oberman, 2018).

Social Issue: Abortion-The termination of pregnancy

Existing Social Condition 2: Swing Justices ''Over the next four years, the president of the United States could appoint four or more justices to the Supreme Court,'' Mr. Davis said. ''And that is why it is so critically important that conservatives turn out and vote''(Liptak,2020).

Social Role Activism "Some young said that they co reproductive ri important fac determining ho vote, but they s to see ho their activism issue could ha effect"(Goldber '

Cultural Beliefs and Biases 2: Religious Stigma Thou shall not kill.Anti abortion activists believe that life starts at conception Abortion is concidered to be murder in the eyes of pro -life activist and the religious community.

Social Roles 2: Expectant Mother Expectant mother has the choice of deciding if she should carry her baby to tetrm.She has a many factors to consider like how to financially provide for the child,stigma associated with abortion.

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