abortion
For a policy to be deemed responsive, it must correspond with public opinion. For many policy arenas, this is not the case. Policies do not always correlate with public opinion. However, for the issue of abortion, implemented policy does correspond with the general opinion of the public. Over time, there has been consistency between policies and laws enacted and the general aggregate opinion of the nation as a whole, more so than most policy arenas. Until 1973, abortion was only legal if and only if the mothers life was in danger. However, Roe vs. Wade changed this, by legalizing abortion. It also gave individual states more discretion and gave states the right to add to the parameters of the decision made by the Supreme Court. This decision came at the height of public approval of abortion. During this time, the gene
I believe that by government being responsive to the general opinions of the public, it has led to a better policy being implemented. This country was designed to be by and for the people, so it is the governments responsibility to adhere to the desires of the citizens. Up until abortion was legalized, the general consensus was that it should be legalized, and so it was. Over time, peoples opinions have not changed, but they have felt that more restrictions should be implemented on abortion. Restrictions such as parental consent, sibling consent, and 24 hour grace periods to perform the surgery have been implemented to make it more difficult to get the surgery. Abortion is considered a responsive domestic policy because the policies and court rulings have generally agreed with public opinion. Although opinion-poll results have change
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