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1 trivia quiz  Influential Abortion Events icon
What would be family or medical matters become public events and political fodder when abortion is involved. How much do you know of some of the events that have shaped abortion politics?
Very Difficult 10Q
303 plays
Jan 17 04
ubermom
2 trivia quiz  Illegal Abortions Post-Roe icon
Even after the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, illegal abortion persists. How much do you know about this little-discussed phenomenon?
Impossible 10Q
267 plays
Feb 09 05
ubermom
3 trivia quiz  Post Roe v. Wade Abortion Deaths icon
Abortion deaths that made headlines: a young woman's death can make headlines when abortion is involved. How much do you know about these cases (which all occurred after 1973)?
Very Difficult 10Q
240 plays
Feb 04 04
ubermom
4 trivia quiz  Abortion: Defining the Terms icon
One of the most confusing things about abortion politics is that there's disagreement about the terms. Can you spot the terms that folks can't agree upon?
Average 10Q
696 plays
Feb 05 04
ubermom

Some sample questions from this category:

* In 1938, Dr. Alec Bourne openly challenged British abortion law by doing what?
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the site of a dramatic confrontation between two disagreeing groups of advocates for legal abortion on Mothers' Day of 1972. What was the confrontation about?
* On December 13, 1996, 27-year-old Sharon Hamplton bled to death in the back seat of her mother's car. Her death was first ruled accidental. But shortly afterward, a political firestorm errupted. What was the issue?
* In April of 1970, Dr. Jane Hodgson challenged Minnesota's abortion law by doing what?
* In 1991, 17-year-old Latachie Veal bled to death after an abortion at a Houston clinic. Her death made headlines not only in the Houston area, but in Kansas City, Missouri as well. Why?
* In 1991, 17-year-old Latachie Veal bled to death after an abortion at a Houston clinic. The Centers for Disease Control is charged with verifying and tracking abortion-related deaths. How did they classify Latachie's death?
* When 18-year-old Holly Patterson died of a septic abortion on September 17, 2003, her family filed a lawsuit and a federal investigation was launched. Why?
* Health officials investigated the Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health (CRASH) after the death of a 19-year-old abortion patient there on August 10, 1988. Which of these was NOT among the official findings?
* The Miami Herald covered the deaths of Ruth Montero, Myrta Baptiste, Maura Morales, and Shirley Payne after abortions at Women's Care Center in Miami. How did the Centers for Disease Control classify the deaths?
* Alicia Ruiz Hanna was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of 27-year-old Angela Sanchez at Hanna's Clinica Feminina de la Comunidad on January 19, 1993. Why?
* Stacy Ruckman, 23 years old, died after a legal abortion on February 20, 1988. Her parents sued, and experts testifying on their behalf expressed outrage at the doctor's behavior in Stacy's case. Why?
* There is often news coverage of legislation to ban a certain kind of late abortion. What is this kind of abortion called?
* In the late 1970s, police raided an illegal abortionist in the border town of McAllen, Texas. Who spearheaded the sting operation?
* According to a May 19, 1976 article in the 'Chicago Sun-Times,' an illegal abortionist was arrested after injuring two women. What was the abortionist's profession?
* An article in the May 24, 1977 'Chicago Tribune' noted that a 16-year-old girl was hospitalized for complications after an illegal abortion. How did the girl wind up in the hands of this illegal abortionist?
* What prompted the CDC's investigation, published in 1982, of the persistence of illegal abortions?
* In April of 1990, a 32-year-old California woman died of complications of an illegal abortion. Who performed the fatal procedure?
* The 'Denver Post' and the Associated Press published reports in September, 2000, of an illegal abortionist in Colorado. What was the abortionist's profession?
* In December of 1993, Angela Sanchez's sister and daughter found two women stuffing Angela's body into the trunk of her own car. An investigation revealed that Angela had died from an illegal abortion. Who had performed the abortion?
* On August 14, 1994, Kris Humphrey died from complications of an illegal abortion. Who performed the fatal procedure?

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