Abortion Quiz
On average, about how many abortions are performed daily in the United States? 19 186 700 1,789 3,288
Abortion became effectively legal nationwide in 1973 by a vote by the 535 members of Congress a decision made by the population in general in a national referendum a decision by the nine judges on the U.S. Supreme Court a declaration by the President of the United States a vote by all the delegates at a Constitutional convention
According to the decision/vote/declaration in the previous question, states may allow late-term/post-viability abortions only upon the approval of two doctors. allow late-term/post-viability abortions only if the mother's physical health is in danger. allow late-term/post-viability abortions without restriction, but if they do restrict them, must make exception if the mother's physical or mental health is in danger. allow late-term/post-viability abortions without restriction, but if they do restrict them, must make exception only if the mother's life is in danger. never allow late-term/post-viability abortions.
Doctors and biologists use the term "embryo" to refer to the developing human organism during the first 8 weeks of pregancy, and the word "fetus" to refer to it thereafter. How many abortions are performed in the U.S. after the developing organism has reached the fetus stage? 2 abortions per day 31 abortions per day 109 abortions per day 465 abortions per day 1,222 abortions per day
The largest performer of abortions in the United States is the U.S. government Planned Parenthood the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) the state of New York clinics in the Southern California Reproductive Care Alliance
The trimester basis for abortions is still in effect was superceded by the "undue burden" principle due to a 1992 Supreme Court decision was never implemented was changed by passage of a bill in the Congress in 1998 was upheld by the U.S Supreme Court in 2001
"The Dreaded Complication" refers to an attempted abortion produces a live-born baby the extremely high number of abortion performed in 1997 women dying from abortions an abortion is unsuccessful and the pregnancy continues the women comes down with rubella as a result of an abortion
The 14th Ammendment to the Constitution was used as a basis for legalizing abortion is used by abortion opponents to argue against abortion both of the above has never been cited in the context of abortion is the only place in the Constitution that specifically mentions abortion
As the law is practiced, abortions are currently illegal in how many states of the U.S.? 0 2 6 13 43
An abortion always terminates a pregnancy results (when successful) in the death of the developing organism is never fatal to the woman is always performed by a doctor requires follow-up medical appointments