Texas Abortion Ban Takes The Nation by Storm
The Texas Abortion Ban had been an idea in the air since the middle of May. It went into effect on Sept. 1, prohibiting abortion as soon as Carica activity is present. That is around six weeks when many women still don’t know that they are pregnant.
If a Texas citizen reports that a woman had an abortion at a clinic or received aid, the doctor or person who helped could be fined $10,000. The ban does not offer exceptions for cases of rape or incest. Some people believe that abortion is wrong and shouldn’t be an option available while others believe that women should have the right to choose.
San Antonio Doctor Alan Braid became the first to perform an abortion after the ban was made. Since then, there have been at least two lawsuits made against the doctor. In a New York Times article entitled “Texas Doctor Says He Performed an Abortion in Defiance of New State Law,” he discussed his reasoning for breaking the six-week abortion ban.
“I acted because I had a duty of care to this patient, as I do for all patients, and because she has a fundamental right to receive this care,” Dr. Braid wrote. “I fully understood that there could be legal consequences — but I wanted to make sure that Texas didn’t get away with its bid to prevent this blatantly unconstitutional law from being tested.”
Dr. Braid has been conducting abortions for forty years. He had performed the abortion for one woman on Sep. 6. Although still in her first trimester, she met the requirements to make abortion illegal.
Many Texans feel that the ban on abortion violates their freedom and because of that, there should also be a fee/punishment for people who do not wear masks or are unvaccinated due to the high number of Covid-19 deaths in Texas alone. Linda Drum had written to the editor of “Justices’ Silence Lets Texas Halt Most Abortions,” in the New York Times.
“Since Texas is allowing regular citizens to sue anyone aiding and abetting an abortion, then maybe it can also have a law that would allow Texans to sue people not wearing a mask or refusing to get vaccinated. After all, the legislators are against abortions because they feel it is murdering innocent children. Refusing to take the proper steps to avoid getting and giving to others the potentially deadly Covid-19 is along the same lines,” Drum said.
Phoenix Fulton • Oct 20, 2021 at 11:41 am
The way this article was formatted was incredible. It provided great commentary as to the negative effects of the abortion ban, and how that can affect people. I liked how you added insight from the perspective of a doctor, and the comparison made to the Covid-19 vaccination. Very well written!!
Fariha Ahmed • Oct 20, 2021 at 9:28 am
I like how this article is very informational with the topic of the ban on abortion in Texas. Also, the quotes are very effective and tell us a lot about what the people in texas think about the ban passed. The article was very minimal and straight to the point which was also good.
Kaia Susman • Oct 20, 2021 at 8:51 am
I really enjoyed how you gave a full picture of the issue without stating your opinion on it, it seemed very professional. Even though you provided little to no history on the pro choice movement I still felt like it was informative and interesting. I think spotlighting a doctor who has not only expertise in the field but a very strong opinion on the issue was a great idea. You did a great job with this!