Reference no: EM133488495
Write a paragraph under each quote about how they are pertinent to supporting reproductive rights. Write a claim and back up each piece of evidence with reasoning. (CER).
"Wait times are only expected to grow as more states restrict abortion with regulations such as gestational age limits, waiting periods and requirements for in-person visits, unnecessary clinical tests and required parental consent for minors" (Godfrey and McClintock 2022).
"Abortion bans and restrictions are associated with higher rates of complications and are harmful to the health of women because they delay necessary care" (Godfrey and McClintock 2022).
"Americans who say that religion has a major impact on their views of abortion are more likely than others to support legal restrictions on abortion" (Pew Research 2022).
"Among those who say religion is extremely important to their views, 81% say abortion should generally be illegal - including 31% who say abortion should be illegal in all cases without exception" (Pew Research 2022).
"The slogan "my body, my choice" has been a feature of the reproductive rights movement in the U.S. and around the world since at least the 1960s" (Lanphier 2021).
"In the context of reproductive rights, "my body, my choice" asserts freedom from external control - specifically government control - over one's reproductive choices" (Lanphier 2021).
"Accessing care in these states when it is restricted in one's home state creates additional costs related to travel, child care and lost wages or time off work" (Lanphier 2021).
"One could argue "my body, my choice" is meaningless if a person cannot enact their choice because they cannot afford health care, or if no provider is willing or able to provide the care that choice requires"(Lanphier 2021).
"But in the decades since Roe, various states have taken steps to whittle away at the constitutionally protected right to abortion" (Lanphier 2021).
"What is certain now is that mental health providers should be preparing themselves to respond to the mental health needs of individuals denied abortion care as a result of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade" (Diamond 2022).
"The increased restrictions on receiving abortion care coupled with proven risk factors for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders could increase people's risks for psychological suffering" (Diamond 2022).
"One in three people in need of abortion will consider doing something on their own to end the pregnancy if they are unable to get an abortion at a clinic" (Ralph 2022).
"According to evolutionary social science, restricted sexual strategists benefit by imposing their strategic preferences on society - by curtailing other people's sexual freedoms" (
"Women bear the costs of gestation, face the life-threatening dangers of childbirth and disproportionately bear responsibility for child care