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Makenna Mattal 

Gina Perkins 

ENGL-1302.99 

July 21, 2022 

Annotated Bibliography: Abortion Rights 

Barfield Berry, Deborah, and USA TODAY. “Abortion Activists Take Fight to

States.” USA Today. EBSCOhost,

https://search-ebscohost-com.library.collin.edu/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=a9h&AN=J0E046145292722&site=ehost-live. Accessed 10 July

2022. 

This USA Today article dissects the reality that abortion access in swing vote states

is now in the hands of local and federal elections. They state that these elections will likely

not have any effect in states that have an overwhelming amount of red or blue legislators.

Berry Barfield states that multiple organizations that support black women candidates and

abortion rights found in these swing states are coming together to discuss strategies to

campaign in getting more people to vote in these elections. They also go into depth about

how anti-abortion groups have boosted their campaign efforts in these states as well. Lastly,

those affected by voting restrictions and low-income who cannot afford to go vote tend to

vote more democrat is talked about at length. 

The source of this article is USA Today which I found in the Collin library

database. Although this is a newspaper article, I do believe it to be reliable because it has

been peer-reviewed, contains quotes from numerous politicians and heads of pro-life or
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pro-choice organizations, and depicts both sides of the issue equally and unbiased. This

newspaper article relates to my topic because it talks about how both anti and pro-abortion

organizations and politicians are trying to rally their supporters to vote which will result in

that swing state making abortion illegal or otherwise. This article does a good job of laying

out both sides of the issue and stating the facts without being biased.  

de Londras, Fiona, et al. “The Impact of Provider Restrictions on Abortion-Related

Outcomes: A Synthesis of Legal and Health Evidence.” Reproductive Health, vol. 19,

no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 1–10. EBSCOhost,

https://doi-org.library.collin.edu/10.1186/s12978-022-01405-x Accessed 10 July

2022. 

This article is about how abortion laws have implemented provider restrictions and

negatively affect those seeking abortions and medical professionals themselves. They go in-

depth describing what exactly abortion laws and policies state using a lot of medical jargon.

They also go into great detail about their database findings of 7 different studies done not in

just the US but in multiple countries. These studies show the impacts of provider

restrictions based on numerous things and the result it had on the abortion seeker as well as

the medical provider. They end by stating these restrictions negatively affect safe health

care, health systems, and human rights.  

The source of this article is Reproductive Health and I found it through the Collin

library database. This article is extremely reliable because it contains information about

multiple studies, the databases they were found in, and their sources. This article was peer-

reviewed and includes data tables and an extensive list of other sources outside of the ones
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used for the studies. It is relevant to my topic of abortion rights because it shows that in

addition to the limitations present when seeking and providing abortions in the US, these

limitations also exist in other countries. The author does a good job at effectively

supporting their stance on the issue through the use of an extensive number of sources.

Grossman Joanna L. Grossman Joanna L. Grossman, Joanna L. “The End of Roe v. Wade.”

Verdict, Justia, 28 June 2022, https://verdict.justia.com/2022/06/29/the-end-of-roe-v-

wade Accessed 10 July 2022. 

In this article, the author starts by going into depth about what the Roe v. Wade case

of 1973 was and how it came about. Jane Roe challenged Texas claiming she wanted a safe,

clinical abortion as she already had two kids and was unable to afford to travel to a

different state for the procedure. The 14th amendment and the Due Process Clause is widely

argued in favor of Roe throughout the case. Grossman goes on to discuss the trials where

selling contraceptives to married and unmarried people was deemed legal and fell under the

right to privacy. Specific regulations on abortion are discussed extensively such as abortion

not being covered under insurance, the 24-72 hour waiting period before being able to

receive an abortion, hospitals being allowed to deny an abortion, etc. Lastly, Grossman

reflects on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which is the case that just

recently overturned Roe v. Wade and effectively made abortions illegal once again.  

The source of this article is Verdict Legal Analysis and Commentary from Justia.

Overall, I believe this is a reliable source given that they go into depth discussing Roe and

all the trials pertaining to abortion that leads up to today. This article is related to my topic
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of abortion as it discusses the cases that directly decide the outcome of abortion rights. It is

extremely effective in reflecting on each case and how important they all were and still are.

HENDERSON, GARNET. “It Was a ‘Night Mare.’” Nation, vol. 314, no. 12, June 2022,

pp. 22–26. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.library.collin.edu/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=a9h&AN=157090748&site=ehost-live Accessed 12 July 2022. 

This article goes into great depth about a woman’s personal experience with a late-

stage abortion and her agonizing road to get there. Kristyn Smith was 20 weeks pregnant

when she and her fiancé found out their child’s kidneys and bladder were dilated and there

was next to no amniotic fluid surrounding him in the womb. This causes many

complications during pregnancy and after birth such as the lungs not being formed

correctly, growth defects, and potential risk to the mother’s health. Smith needed to see a

maternal-fetal medicine specialist and in her home state of West Virginia, there were none

to be found so she had to travel to Ohio to see one. She and the doctors there did everything

they could to fix the complications and save her pregnancy, but it was no longer viable-

abortion or stillbirth were her only options. Ohio and West Virginia had abortion bans at 20

weeks post-fertilization, so she made an appointment at Dupont Clinic in D.C. A week

before her appointment she started bleeding and developed sharp, intense pain and was

rushed to the nearest hospital where her doctor was notorious for his anti-abortion views.

He refused to end the pregnancy until she was next to death so she checked herself and

hoped she would make it to her appointment the next week. At 27 weeks she was able to

make it to the Dupont Clinic where they performed her abortion and saved her life. 
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This article is relevant to my topic of abortion rights because it reflects on a

woman’s first-hand experience going through with an abortion of a wanted pregnancy. This

story is extremely concerning, not just because it is a tragic story, but because it was this

difficult to get a medically necessary abortion while Roe v. Wade was still upheld. The

source is a magazine article however I believe it to be credible because it includes a

woman’s personal experience as well as data and sources to back up that data. It is

organized very well, makes effective use of rhetorical appeals to draw the reader in, and

provides useful information.

Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of. “Understanding Ectopic

Pregnancy.” ACOG, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2022,

https://www.acog.org/advocacy/facts-are-important/understanding-ectopic-pregnancy

Accessed 10 July 2022. 

This article discusses what exactly ectopic pregnancies are, their seriousness, and

how to treat them. It starts by explaining what an ectopic pregnancy is and how/where one

is formed. They then go into the severity of an ectopic pregnancy- especially if one has

ruptured- and the only ways to treat them are medicine or urgent surgery. They state

that this kind of pregnancy is never via and is life-threatening to the mother if not treated.

Finally, they finish by discussing which laws and policies are affecting the accessibility and

legality of this treatment. 

The source of this article is ACOG or The American College of Obstetricians and

Gynecologists. I believe this is a very reliable source as it is a college and they have done

extensive learning and research on these types of pregnancies as it is their job. This relates
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to my topic because ectopic pregnancies fall under the category of medically necessary

abortions. Now that Roe has been overturned, the healthcare necessary for these abortions

is being questioned and restricted. This article does an adequate job of explaining what

these types of pregnancies look like, how to treat them, and the severity in which the

healthcare to treat them is needed. 

Plant, Rebecca Jo, et al. “On the Threshold of a Post-Roe Era? The Past and Future of

Abortion Rights in the United States.” Collin College Library, Alexander Street,

2022,

https://search-alexanderstreet-com.library.collin.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity

%7Cbibliographic_details%7C5233362?

utm_campaign=AlexanderStreet&utm_medium=MARC&utm_source=aspresolver

Accessed 11 July 2022. 

This article discusses the past and future of Roe v. Wade from three different people.

Firstly, Plant introduces what the rest of the article will be about and briefly touches on the

events that lead us here today with Roe being overturned. Haugeberg then goes on to

discuss how when Roe was first passed in 1973, it loosened how coverture (women yield

their civic and legal identities to their husbands upon marriage) impacted the world. They

go into the violence that abortion providers and receivers had to endure, and that the pro-

life movement realized they were not gaining a following through violence, so they pivoted

their approach in the early 90s to paint a picture that abortion was not healthy for women

mentally or physically. This picture they painted, however, was not really because they

were concerned for women but because they were seeking to gain back control. Solinger
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discusses how history tends to repeat itself and we can look to the pre–Roe era for an idea

of what we could potentially expect in the future. They talk about how the US was

extremely white male dominated and that was reflected in laws that criminalized the rights

of women, what was taught in schools, how the church played a huge role in the laws, and

how the media of the time also played its part in favor of the while male having control and

women not having any. Lastly, Ziegler touches on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

Organization and goes into detail about how states that oppose abortion will likely ask the

supreme court for more and wish to have the entire nation under an abortion ban. They go

on to talk about the potential likeliness that contraceptives will be banned and the

possibility that it will become illegal to seek abortions in safe states. They end by stating

that the conflict will not end once abortion laws are made at the state level, it is just the

beginning.  

This article is relevant to my topic of abortion rights because it goes into detail about

the world post and pre-Roe and how we could potentially expect the same going forward

now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. The source is Alexander Street, and I found this

article in the Collin library database. I believe this to be a reliable source as it has multiple

authors, was peer-reviewed, and has an extensive list of sources at the end of the article. It

does an excellent job of covering the history of abortion rights and translating it to fit our

current situation and the potential future of women’s rights. 

Pruski, Michal, et al. “The Right to Choose to Abort an Abortion: Should pro-Choice

Advocates Support Abortion Pill Reversal?” New Bioethics, May 2022, pp. 1–

16. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.library.collin.edu/10.1080/20502877.2022.2073857

Accessed 12 July 2022. 

This article talks about abortion pill reversal and if pro-choice advocates should

support this. They start out by describing what exactly abortion pill reversal (APR) is and

how it makes sense to support it when taking into consideration what exactly pro-choice

means. They go on to communicate what pro-choice means and the issues some pro-choice

people have with APR. The authors then go into detail about how APR works in the body

to save a pregnancy after the first abortion pill is taken but before the second and its

effectiveness and safety. The potential mental health effects of terminating a pregnancy

after changing your mind to keep it are reflected on at length. They close by stating that

although the evidence is limited (being that it would be unethical to use this pill on women

that wish to end their pregnancy), APR is effective and safe and should be supported by

pro-choice people on principle.  

The source of this article is New Bioethics and I found it in the Collin library

database. This source is extremely reliable because it was peer-reviewed, there are a

plethora of sources, and they were unbiased on the topic of pro-choice as a whole. This

article does a superb job with the organization and because of that, it flows seamlessly. This

article relates to my topic because when people discuss abortion rights, it is almost entirely

about terminating a pregnancy. However, this article reflects on the opposite side of that,

regretting the decision to abort. I think that APR, though there is a slim number of people

changing their minds mid-abortion, absolutely falls under the right to choose umbrella.
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Texas, ACLU of. “Abortion in Texas.” ACLU of Texas, ACLU of Texas, 11 July 2022,

https://www.aclutx.org/en/know-your-rights/abortion-texas Accessed 12 July 2022. 

In this article, the overturning of Roe v. Wade is talked about and what that will look

like for the state of Texas. ACLU starts by describing the current abortion laws in Texas,

the Heartbeat bill which bans abortions after 6 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest,

and the “trigger ban” which allows anyone performing or aiding an abortion to be fined up

to $100,000 and charged with a felony. Throughout the rest of the article, they answer

questions regarding abortions in Texas such as “How far into pregnancy can I get an

abortion?”, “What are my options for an abortion procedure outside of Texas?”, etc. When

answering these questions, they also provide links to resources as well as phone numbers

for hotlines. 

The source of this article is ACLU of Texas or the American Civil Liberties Union

of Texas, a well-known civil rights organization originating in 1938. Although this source

is biased, I believe it is reliable as they are very up-to-date on the current and proposed laws

and update their articles as soon as new information is received. This article relates to my

topic because it directly discusses the current abortion laws and what they look like for the

state of Texas. They succeed at answering all the possible questions one would ask and

provide a link where even more questions are answered. 

Upham, Becky. “Methotrexate Access May Be at Risk Because of Abortion Bans.”

EverydayHealth.com, Everyday Health, 1 July 2022,

https://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/women-with-ra-may-have-

trouble-accessing-methotrexate-due-to-abortion-restrictions/ Accessed 10 July 2022. 

This article dives into the use of Methotrexate and the wavering accessibility to

women of childbearing age. Methotrexate is a drug used to help manage inflammatory

diseases such as Psoriatic Arthritis, Lupus, Chron's Disease, as well as some cancers but it

is most critical when treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. The article states this drug is also used

when treating ectopic pregnancies and how it does so. Upham goes into detail about what

exactly Methotrexate is, how it works in effectively treating these diseases, and what these

new limitations in accessing this drug could mean going forward. On social media, many

women have shared new difficulties when trying to access this drug that they have taken for

years for reasons unrelated to abortion. Upham also goes on to discuss how these

difficulties are state-specific based on which states have stricter abortion bans than others-

specifically Texas where anyone related to the termination of a pregnancy can be fined and

charged with a felony. Lastly, the article addresses how someone should proceed if they are

denied medication. 

This article is extremely important when it comes to the topic of abortion because

it is proof that these controlling new laws are starting to affect people that were not the

target of these laws. It is relevant because it shows that these laws were put in place to

protect the ‘unborn’ but completely disregard those that are already alive and need life-

altering medications. The source is Everyday Health and I feel like the author does a

respectable job at getting their message across in this article. There are a lot of quotes from

well-respected doctors who specialize in RA treatment as well as people whom this

situation has affected.

Winter, Meaghan. “Where Was Everyone? The Fatal Siloing of Abortion

Advocacy.” Dissent (00123846), vol. 69, no. 2, Spring 2022, pp. 100–

07. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.library.collin.edu/10.1353/dss.2022.0028 Accessed 12

July 2022. 

This article discusses how the limits of Roe v. Wade have been poked and tested since

the early 90s and the reason we are where we are today is that the Democratic party and

abortion activists in power stood aside for the conservative agenda. Winter starts this article

by saying that Roe v. Wade would never have been overturned if it were not for Trump’s

presidency and the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett who is openly Christian,

conservative, and pro-life. They go on to talk about how conservatives have successfully

gained control of nearly every level of government and that even the most prosperous pro-

abortion fight will not do anything to change the outcome of these bans. They go into detail

about how the first blow to Roe v. Wade happened in 1990 in Planned Parenthood v.

Casey, which presented loopholes for anti-abortion states. Winter also goes into depth

about how the Democratic party and commercialized abortion treatment centers are

partially to blame for this huge blow to women’s rights and bodily autonomy by presenting

abortion as a “choice” rather than as a necessity in healthcare. They finish by stating that

businesses directly benefit from women getting abortions and once Roe is overturned

people need to stop thinking of abortion as someone else’s problem. 

This article is relevant to the topic of abortion because it goes into depth about the

aftermath of Roe v. Wade from the early 90s to today. It also talks about the conservative

agenda to overturn it for over 30 years. The source is a peer-reviewed publication of The
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University of Pennsylvania Press which I found in one of the Collin library databases. The

article is effective in its goal of educating the public on what life was like post-Roe.