Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j272Z3C29500; Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:35:03 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:35:03 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <s22b770b.072@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:3168] help for our learners X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.2 Status: O Content-Length: 1510 Lines: 38 In Georgia, the House and Senate just recently passed the most significant change in abortion law since abortion was legalized in 1973. The bill is called the Women's Right to Know Act and requires doctors in GA to tell women who are seeking an abortion about the medical risks, probable gestational age of the fetus, fetal pain and alternatives to abortion, including adoption. After receiving this information, women will have to wait at least 24 hours to get the abortion. According to Georgia Right to Life, this is a pro-woman bill, because "women in Gerogia deserve to know all the alternatives and risks before they make an informed choice." My reaction to this was that women who decide to have an abortion are aware of the risks and the heartache involved, and therefore this bill is not necessary. Then I wondered about women who have low literacy skills. Putting aside pro choice, pro life arguments, and whether 24 hour waits are necessary I wondered if this bill may benefit some women, particularly those who have low literacy skills and do not have access to health information. Any thoughts? Daphne Daphne Greenberg Assistant Professor Educational Psych. & Special Ed. Georgia State University P.O. Box 3679 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University P.O. Box 3977 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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