Families in Canada: Annotated Bibliography on Abortion HHS4C

This annotated bibliography explores the multifaceted issue of abortion through a sociological lens, examining diverse viewpoints and research findings. The assignment presents a thesis arguing the controversial nature of abortion, highlighting pro-life and pro-choice arguments. It includes annotations of four sources, each following APA formatting and including an introduction, summary, evaluation, and usefulness assessment. The sources cover topics such as the sexist assumptions behind abortion, the right of a woman to make decisions about her own body, the relationship between abortion policies and child well-being, and the denial of abortion due to gestational age limits. The student utilizes these sources to support the pro-choice perspective and argue for the legalization of abortion, emphasizing the importance of women's autonomy and access to healthcare. The bibliography aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the issue, drawing on various types of resources and theoretical perspectives relevant to families in Canada.

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Thesis
Abortion is an increasingly controversial subject which has been discoursed for decades
since there are several points on both sides (pro-life and pro-choice) which are highly concrete,
valid, and relevant. For instance, on the pro-choice position encompass how fetal homicide laws
do not tackle the underlying challenge of violence against females and life without lawful
abortion, as well on the pro-life side how minors cannot deal with the psychological as well as
physical trauma.
Bachiochi, E. (2011). Embodied equality: Debunking equal protection arguments for
abortion rights. Harv. JL & Pub. Pol'y, 34, 889.
Introduction: This article discusses the sexist assumption, which is behind the abortions
that reduce parity for females. Summary: It provides both the pro-life alongside pro-choice
perceptions as well as presents diverse reasons that abortion might be essential, which include
the incapability of caring for a baby alongside the motherhood load adequately. The statistics on
suicide amongst young mums stays extraordinary and growing. Such a trend is attributable to
stress, which accompanies parenthood. Evaluation: The source avails useful info on why
abortion can never be illegal and need to stay permissible. Several unwelcome pregnancies exist
every year, and it is disastrous and unreasonable to bring a baby into this earth whose parent
cannot care for. Usefulness: This article will be useful in showing that abortion legalization
never makes it morally right, but melancholically, it is essential and needs to be lawful. A
successful pro-life will bring even additional challenges that include a rising IMR.
Fischer, J. M. (2013). Abortion and ownership. The Journal of ethics, 17(4), 275-304.

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Introduction: In this article, the author makes an argument from the pro-choice
viewpoint; part of this argument is that a woman who carries a child need to be the person who
determines and decide what occurs to her own body. Summary: It summarizes an argument that a
person has a right to choose what takes happens to her which overrides the right of others in
terms of whether to abort or not. Evaluation: The author effectively cites two instances of "the
people-seeds" and "the Violinist” both of which lean towards being a pro-choice concerning
abortion. Usefulness: Information presented in this article will help me support the need for a
legalized abortion.
Medoff, M. (2016). Pro-choice versus pro-life: The relationship between state abortion
policy and child well-being in the United States. Health care for women
international, 37(2), 158-169.
Introduction: This source examined the issue of whether infants alongside children fare
better in the United States, which have utmost restrained abortion laws. Summary: The
empirical evidence summarizes that states that have embraced anti-abortion policies remain the
same ones with substantially lower indicators of children or infants’ well-being. Evaluation:
The finding of this study bolsters the contention by pro-choice side that criminalizes abortion to
save to life of the fetus. Usefulness: I will use this source to argue in support of the pro-choice
arguments about abortion.
Upadhyay, U. D., Weitz, T. A., Jones, R. K., Barar, R. E., & Foster, D. G. (2014). Denial of
abortion because of provider gestational age limits in the United States. American
Journal of public health, 104(9), 1687-1694.
Introduction: This article looks at the gestational age limit at the facilities of abortion,
which dictates the delay for a person to seek an abortion and the consequence of women being

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denied abortion due to age limits. Summary: The outcome of this study indicates that 4000
United States woman get denied an abortion every year due to gestational restrictions and
subsequently compelled to carry pregnancies to term against the wish. Evaluation: The finding
of this article remain consistent with previous studies and hence credible. Usefulness: The
information presented in this article will be used I to support the thesis by arguing that abortion
must be legalized and women should be allowed to abort.