A narrative analysis of anti-abortion testimony and legislative debate related to Georgia's fetal "heartbeat" abortion ban.
A narrative analysis of anti-abortion testimony and legislative debate related to Georgia's fetal "heartbeat" abortion ban.
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10.1080/26410397.2019.1686201
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发表时间：
2020-12
影响因子：
6
通讯作者：
Narasimhan S
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作者：
Evans DP;Narasimhan S
胎儿“心跳”法案已成为美国性与生殖健康与权利战争（SRHR）中反对堕胎的立法措施。2019年，乔治亚州众议院481号法案（HB 481）以微弱优势通过，禁止在妊娠六周检测到胚胎心脏活动时堕胎。这项研究的目的是区分和描述立法者和社区成员在支持格鲁吉亚早期堕胎禁令时所使用的论点和策略。我们的数据包括众议院卫生与公众服务部和参议院科学技术委员会的证词和辩论；数据逐字转录，用恒值比较法在MAXQDA 18中编码。主要主题包括：使用“心跳”作为生命和人格的指标；试图创造一类新的人——子宫内的胎儿——有权受到法律保护；以及将扩大国家对胎儿的保护作为国家主权和权利的争论。通过歪曲医学科学和采纳进步运动的法律成就，这些论点得到了进一步的发展。我们的分析提供了一个初步的了解演变早期堕胎禁令战略及其策略，以挑战既定的法律标准和先例。随着关于SRHR的斗争的继续，堕胎禁令的反对者应该试图理解、解构和分析反堕胎的信息，以有效地与之斗争。这些数据可以为他们在美国和其他地方促进性健康和生殖健康、权利和正义的战术战略提供信息。
Fetal “heartbeat” bills have become the anti-abortion legislative measure of choice in the US war on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). In 2019, Georgia House Bill 481 (HB 481) passed by a narrow margin banning abortions upon detection of embryonic cardiac activity, as early as six weeks gestation. The purpose of this study was to distinguish and characterise the arguments and tactics used by legislators and community members in support of Georgia’s early abortion ban. Our data included testimony and debate from House Health and Human Services and the Senate Science and Technology Committees; data were transcribed verbatim and coded in MAXQDA 18 using a constant comparison method. Major themes included: the use of the “heartbeat” as an indicator of life and therefore personhood; an attempt to create a new class of persons – fetuses in utero – entitled to legal protection; and arguments to expand state protections for fetuses as a matter of state sovereignty and rights. Arguments were furthered through appropriation by misrepresenting medical science and co-opting the legal successes of progressive movements. Our analysis provides an initial understanding of evolving early abortion ban strategy and its tactics for challenging established legal standards and precedent. As the battle over SRHR wages on, opponents of abortion bans should attempt to understand, deconstruct, and analyse anti-abortion messaging to effectively combat it. These data may inform their tactical strategies to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice both in the US context and beyond.
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