What have been the major policies toward abortion and women's health adopted by Texas since 2011? How have abortion clinics been affected? How have low-income women been impacted by these policies?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1. Identify and explain the 2011 sonogram law, the 2012 rule banning affiliates of abortion providers from participating in the Medicaid Women's Health Program, and the 2013 antiabortion law.
2. Explain how the 2013 law has led to the closing of many abortion clinics.
3. Explain how lower-income women have been disproportionally affected by policy, particularly the 2012 rule about the Medicaid Women's Health Program.
You might also like to view...
Military forces are used by states to fight or threaten wars, for surveillance of drug trafficking, for human assistance, and for __________.
A. creating policy B. the surveillance of trafficking in automobiles C. the repression of domestic political dissent D. controlling domestic violence
The doctrine of stare decisis is based on _____
A) precedents B) caucuses C) writs D) objections E) mistrials
According to Duverger's law,
A. a winner-takes-all system encourages third-party growth. B. single-member districts lead to instability because political stakes are so high. C. small parties flourish best in a single-member district system. D. proportional representation systems lead to two-party systems. E. single-member districts lead to stable two-party systems.
If the leadership in either chamber of Congress believes that an acceptable compromise with the other chamber is impossible, then:
A. it can block legislation simply by refusing to appoint members to a conference committee. B. it can directly send a bill to the White house to be signed into law. C. it can block legislation only in the case of bills associated with the federal budget resolution. D. it can approach relevant interest groups and administrative agencies for their views. E. the president can interfere and make a decision on behalf of both the chambers.