'FRONTLINE' LOOKS AT ABORTION RIGHTS.Byline: David Kronke Television Critic Despite the scores of other cases he would hear over his career, the upcoming Senate battle over Samuel Alito's ascension Ascension, in Christianity Ascension, name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1–11. to the Supreme Court is being posed largely as a struggle over a woman's right to manage her own body. But, as tonight's ``Frontline'' report, ``The Last Abortion Clinic An abortion clinic is a medical facility that performs or specializes in abortions. Such clinics may be public medical centers or private medical practices. Planned Parenthood, whose clinics offer abortions as well as other reproductive care and counseling, is the largest ,'' points out, anti-abortion groups and state legislatures in the South have drafted a plethora of laws that are making it increasingly difficult for a woman to receive an abortion. ``The assault on abortion rights is very clever - and we are losing,'' admits the owner of an abortion clinic in the documentary. Written, produced and directed by Raney Aronson, the film focuses on a clinic in Mississippi it posits as the last in the state. Late in the report, it amends that a bit, saying it's the only one that performs the routine after the first trimester Noun 1. first trimester - time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation trimester - a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided of a pregnancy. Aronson speaks to anti-abortion advocates and politicians in the state, who, in conjunction with very patient lobbyists, have passed a number of so-called ``TRAP laws,'' short for Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers. These laws set up regulations for clinics that are difficult, if not impossible, to meet, under the rubric RUBRIC, civil law. The title or inscription of any law or statute, because the copyists formerly drew and painted the title of laws and statutes rubro colore, in red letters. Ayl. Pand. B. 1, t. 8; Diet. do Juris. h.t. of serving women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. needs. An abortion-rights spokeswoman suggests that if women's health was indeed the goal, the state wouldn't make it so difficult for a woman wanting an abortion to get one. Instead, Crisis Pregnancy Centers Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), also known as pregnancy resource centers,[1][2] are non-profit organizations established by pro-life supporters that work to discourage pregnant women from choosing abortion. have been established, which offer sex education advocating abstinence. Anti-abortion groups only recently have begun addressing the needs of women who can't afford to have a child. A plurality of Mississippi women - 60 percent - now leave the state for their procedures. Many, however, cannot afford to travel or to take much time off of work. Though the film focuses on Mississippi, the situation is very similar in Texas, a much larger state where the ability to travel outside it is much more difficult. A New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). law, currently before the Supreme Court, requires underage pregnant women to inform their parents before having an abortion except in dire cases. How the high court defines those cases will probably be key in its decision. David Kronke,(818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com THE LAST ABORTION CLINIC - Three stars What: ``Frontline'' documentary on anti-abortion group's efforts to subtly chip away at abortion laws, primarily in the South. Where: KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . When: 9 tonight. In a nutshell: Informative. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``The Last Abortion Clinic,'' at 9 tonight on KCET, focuses on the difficulty of obtaining an abortion in Mississippi. |
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