Questions and Answers
What are the legal regulations surrounding abortion in most organized jurisdictions?
Most organized jurisdictions have enacted legislation or evolved legal practices determined by common law precedents, specifying the circumstances, if any, under which it is legally permissible to terminate a pregnancy by inducing and performing an abortion.
How do abortion laws discriminate against uneducated women?
Abortion laws discriminate against poor, uneducated women in that they are less able to negotiate their way through legal, bureaucratic, and health service obstacles or gain access to available facilities elsewhere.
What is the purpose of abortion laws?
The purpose of abortion laws is to specify the circumstances, if any, under which it is legally permissible to terminate a pregnancy by inducing and performing an abortion.
