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Define The Problem

 

The problem concerning abortion in New Jersey is:

 1. New Jersey's abortion laws are among the least restrictive in the country

 2. New Jersey has one of the highest abortion rates in the United States

 3. New Jersey citizens are not fully informed of the specific laws regarding abortion

 4. New Jersey's abortion laws are not consisent with the beliefs of the New Jersey citizens 

 

Our Goal

Our goal is to correct all of these problems by making New Jersey's policies make the country as a whole. Right now, New Jersey is an outlier and needs to become more moderate in order to correct this issue. Additionally, the state needs to provide more information to it's citizens so that they may be more fully informed about the current legislation regarding abortion. 

 

 

The Laws Are Less Restrictive

  • 34 states currently have either Notification or Consent of the Parents.

    •  The state that do not are: Alaska, California, Illinois, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and Washington D.C. (State Abortion Laws).

 

  • 30 states banned “partial-births”, but in only 16 of those states does this law have any effect

    • These states include: Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia (State Abortion Laws). 

 

  • 24 states require an amount of time to pass before the woman is able to have her abortion

    • Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin (State Abortion Laws). 

 

  • 33 states do not allow public funds to pay for abortion procedures, unless the federal government has given funds

    • Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming (State Abortion Laws). 

 

  • 42 states (not including NJ) prohibit abortions at some point during the pregnancy, often at the point of viability (State Policies in Brief). 

 

  • 19 states have current laws in effect prohibiting partial-birth abortions whereas NJ does not

    • The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 required states to ban partial-birth abortions but it was ruled unconstitutional in NJ (State Policies in Brief). 

       

Highest Abortion Rates In the United States 

  • NJ's abortion rates are significantly higher when compared to the rest of the nation as a result of their unrestrictive abortion laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • 40% of minors having an abortion report that neither of their parents knew about the abortion

 

  • New Jersey has 86% more abortions than the other 50 states (Rate of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Women per State)

 

  • Only 6 states have a higher rate of abortion than NJ

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      These states are (from highest to lowest) New York, Florida, Rhode Island, Connecticut, District of Colombia, and Georgia (Rate of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Women per State). 

 

 

Citizens Are Not Fully Informed 

  • Of the people surveyed in the local community, 56% were unaware of New Jersey’s abortion laws

    • NJ has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the US and yet this sampling of mostly (94%) mothers, the people  who are most affected by abortions, had no idea how our state is distributing funds, creating laws, and regulating procedures regarding abortions

    • The problem shows that the voters of  New Jersey should become more educated about the policy laws in order to make a more informed decision about who to vote for, and therefore the abortions laws  will become more reflective of the views of the people in NJ rather than the legislative board and governors opinions

 

  • Additionally, of those who were aware of NJ’s abortion laws, 28% believed that NJ’s laws were not restrictive enough and 15% believed that NJ’s laws were restrictive enough

 

The Laws Are Not Consistent With Citizen's Beliefs 

 

  • 61% of Americans say abortion should be illegal after the fetal heartbeat has begun, which occurs in the first month of pregnancy (Schwarzwalder). 

 

  • 72% of Americans say abortion should be illegal after the first 3 months of pregnancy (Schwarzwalder). 

 

  • 86% of Americans say abortion should be illegal after the first 6 months of pregnancy (Schwarzwalder). 

 

  • Only 6%-17% of Americans…believe abortion should be legal at any time, in all circumstances (Schwarzwalder). 

 

  • When women in the community survey were asked about questions regarding NJ policy laws the majority of people voted against the current laws in NJ

    • New Jersey currently allows Partial Births in NJ-(the survey included a scientific definition of partial births) and 73% of the  people surveyed voted against the legalization of partial births

    • NJ currently does not require any parental consent- yet 69% of the people surveyed wanted some sort of parental involvement regarding underage abortion

 

 

About Our Survey 

Our survey was presented to the “Basking Ridge Moms” Facebook Page

217 responses were gathered from the survey

 

To see our survey or the results. Copy and paste the following links into your browser. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1K4pTBTJKJIg_rH--333DTVGytxnyMMJ2-GzNFvp6yvU/edit#

 

The results can be found on this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1K4pTBTJKJIg_rH--333DTVGytxnyMMJ2-GzNFvp6yvU/viewanalytics

 

For a more detailed view of the responses click here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YqkMeXi6vtHre4fqSmpXxdqJSczUNXdjrhhpuR8OuW0/edit#gid=1058331158

 

 

 

 

 

To see a more detailed list of all current NJ laws regarding abortion, click the link below. 

 

To get more informed about facts about abortion, click the link below. 

 

 

Works Cited: 

 

"Rate of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Women per State." State Health Facts. The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010. Web. 10 Jan. 2015.

 

Schwarzwalder, Rob. "The Best Pro-Life Arguments for Secular Audiences." Family Research Council. Family Research Council, n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.

 

"State Abortion Laws (U.S.)." Facts About Abortion:. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2015. <http://www.abort73.com/abortion_facts/state_abortion_laws/>.

 

"State Policies in Brief." Guttmacher Institute (2015): 1-3. Guttmacher Institute. Guttmacher Institute, 1 Jan. 2015. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.

 

 

 

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