week 10 quiz

Question 1

True or false: The authors of the NY Times article stated that women who need to travel out of state to access abortion services often need to spend money on some or all of the following: gas, hotel rooms, food, and/or child care.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

By overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court gave each state government the power to enact their own state laws about abortion. True of false: According to the maps provided, the vast majority of the states which have banned or restricted abortion are led by Democratic governors.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True or false: According to the PBS News Hour, President Biden and the leaders of the United Kingdom and Canada all were in favor the U.S. Supreme Court decision which ended the constitutional right to abortion.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following statements about abortion was NOT made in the PBS News Hour video?

Answer 4

The decision made in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case was influenced by a new study published by the American Medical Association which indicates that abortions are not safe.

Question 5

According to the PBS News Hour video, obstetrician-gynecologists in Idaho are so concerned about how the new laws about abortion are impacting the way in which they care for their pregnant patients, they are:

Answer 5

leaving Idaho to practice medicine in less restrictive states

Question 6

True or false: According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, when Mr. Trump served as President, he signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 which provided funding for state, local, and tribal maternal mortality review committees.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or false: According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Biden-Harris administration enacted the Respect for Marriage Act, enshrining the right for same-sex couples to marry into law.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

In the podcast titled “What’s At Stake for Abortion Access,” Dr. Rosen discusses the significance of the passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act by the Biden-Harris administration.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

According to the podcast titled “What Happens When We Deny People Abortions,” women in the study who were unable to obtain abortions were more likely to experience all but which of the following (as compared to women who did receive abortions)?

Answer 9

divorce

Question 10

In the podcast titled “What Happens When We Deny People Abortions,” Dr. Greene Foster discussed all but which of the following?

Answer 10

her own experiences with unintended pregnancies