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Abstract

Wade granted women the right to have abortions under certain conditions. The Court's decision addressed one of the most divisive issues in our nation today. Americans who feel passionately about protecting the life of the unborn child have worked hard to eliminate the right to an abortion or to at least place restrictions on it. Some of these efforts have been successful at the state level. For example, some states require women who want abortions during the second trimester of their pregnancy to have the procedure performed in an approved clinic or hospital and do not allow public funds to be used to pay for abortions.In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992), several Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinics and physicians challenged a Pennsylvania law that imposed restrictive conditions prior to allowing an abortion. The clinics and doctors argued that these requirements unconstitutionally restricted a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

What are judgment skills in health literacy? A psycho-cognitive perspective of judgment and decision-making research

“… 76 Second, when people interpret ambiguous information, they are likely to interpret it in terms of concepts that happen to be accessible in memory rather than other, equally applicable but less accessible concepts. 77 , 78 Third, at the judgment stage, accessible concepts may be used as standards of comparison, producing a contrast effect on judgments. 76 – 79 …”