The pain-capable unborn child protection act is a legislative bill. It seeks to ban abortion at 20 weeks or more in all 50 states. All abortion providers are required to determine the probable post-fertilization age of a fetus. This is before performing or attempting to perform, an abortion. Additionally, The bill states that an abortion performed after 20 weeks must be performed in a manner that provides the best opportunity. This for the “unborn child” to survive. This to the pregnant woman. An individual who performs or attempts to perform, an abortion in violation of the provisions of the abortion law would be subject to a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. Lastly, women upon whom an abortion is performed are exempted from prosecution.
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RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION PROVIDERS
New Jersey imposes extra restrictions on abortion providers despite all health-care providers complying with a variety of federal and state regulations. The medical restrictions are deemed unnecessary regarding where there is the provision of abortion services. The regulations include restricting the provision of abortion services to hospitals and other specialized facilities that require doctors to obtain additional licenses. Additionally, the abortion law requires that doctors convert their practices to mini-hospitals at great expense and provide abortion care in hospitals which is quite impossible in the country. Abortion providers providing abortion services after the 18th week must have surgical. Also, have admitting privileges at a hospital within 20 minutes of driving time. Lastly, the legislative bill based on the pain-capable unborn child protection act requires that licensed hospitals and licensed ambulatory care facilities carry out the legal abortion services.
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ABORTION INCIDENCES IN NEW JERSEY
There have been approximately 862,320 abortion incidences that have occurred in the United States in 2017. Some residents may have traveled from other states to seek legal abortion services. For instance if, abortion in their home states was illegal. There was a 9 % increase in the abortion rate in New Jersey. This is between 2014 and 2017 from 25.8 to 28.0 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age. Some residents of New Jersey travel to other states. This is because there are no unnecessary licensing requirements. Therefore, the abortion rate may increase and lead people from other states to travel to new jersey.
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