http://equalwrites.org/2010/03/03/thoughts-on-utah-bill-that-would-penalize-women-for-miscarriage/ Feminism and Gender Issues at Princeton University Thu, 10 May 2012 04:21:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://equalwrites.org/2010/03/03/thoughts-on-utah-bill-that-would-penalize-women-for-miscarriage/#comment-2105 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:34:03 +0000 http://equalwrites.org/?p=2504#comment-2105 That was a great post. I couldn’t agree more with your sentiments. Thanks for the effort.

]]> http://equalwrites.org/2010/03/03/thoughts-on-utah-bill-that-would-penalize-women-for-miscarriage/#comment-2009 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:47:34 +0000 http://equalwrites.org/?p=2504#comment-2009 Legalized abortion is far from synonymous with accessible birth control and contraception. One of the arguments used in support of decriminalizing abortion is that it will curb the number of women seeking clandestine abortions. Yet as the case with the 17 year-old from Utah demonstrates, decriminalizing abortion alone will not prevent women from hurting themselves in order to terminate a pregnancy. For people who value reproductive health and justice, we need to, among other things, increase the number of cites which offer abortion services, decrease the cost of abortions, and reduce the stigma around abortions. We also need to make it easier for women under 18 to have an abortion. Utah should not pass a law which punishes pregnant women for hurting themselves. Instead, the state government needs to support programs that empower women to make safe and informed decisions regarding our own bodies.

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