November/December Pundit 2

Jylliann Huff

The Hidden Consequences of the New Abortion Laws ( https://nyti.ms/2EHvruh )

They will force women to carry pregnancies to term despite the detection of painful and deadly fetal anomalies.

The New York Times

May 29, 2019

Jennifer Senior addresses the consequences that come from the new abortion laws in her recent op-ed. These new laws in states such as Georgia and Missouri force women to carry out potentially fatal and harmful pregnancies. Some cases involve a discovery of an abnormal pregnancy around 20 weeks, but most discoveries occur at 20 weeks. Since states have restricted abortion before six-eight weeks, women have been compelled to make decisions quickly. While Senior respectfully addresses the views of pro-life, she explains how special children are very difficult for a woman who is alone and broke to raise. Children can take an extreme mental, emotional, and physical toll on the women, and the idea of taking the one thing they have control over is deemed as “heartless” by Senior. Time limits on abortion won’t allow women to contemplate on the significant decision of abortion.

Senior’s tone remains very sympathetic and almost protective of women’s rights to a well-timed abortion. She never appears harsh and close-minded; she acknowledges how the other side may think and effectively but respectfully delivers her argument. Senior’s purpose in writing this article was to shed light on how time limits can have significant consequences and hopefully change the minds of those who disagree or even those who have the power to change the laws. The exigence is evidently all of the new laws created to put a time limit on abortion. Senior frequently appeals to logic, including comprehensive statistics and many quotes from doctors.