Pre Debate Reflection on Federal Abortion Legislation Positions to choose from: oAffirmative Team: ...

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Pre Debate Reflection on Federal Abortion Legislation Positions to choose from: oAffirmative Team: Supports the resolution, stating that a federal guarantee ensures consistent access to reproductive healthcare for all Americans, regardless of state laws. oNegative Team: Opposes the resolution, arguing that abortion laws should be determined at the state level to reflect local values and that federal overreach violates states' rights. CHOOSE A POSITION: Choosing the affirmative stance. Affirmative Team: Supports the resolution, stating that a federal guarantee ensures consistent access to reproductive healthcare for all Americans, regardless of state laws. Coming from the AFFIRMATIVE TEAM POSITION, Write a 350 word reflection addressing the following questions: 1.What is your current stance on the debate topic (affirmative) and why? 2. What do you currently know about this topic? Discuss that women should have personal autonomy. Include research study: The Turnaway Study and Discuss that women should have personal autonomy regarding their bodies and include relevant experience: Discuss that women should not be forced to carry whatever their reason may be. as shown in The Turnaway Study, it showed that women who are forced to carry unwanted pregnancies are four times more likely to live in poverty years later. Include experience that you know two women who have gotten an abortion at age 14 and the other one at age 15 due to being too young to have a kid. These two women are now both strong and independent women, who are thriving in life. They both have successful careers, happy marriage. One woman has 1 child, and the other woman has 3 children who are smart and also doing well at school and sports. Also discuss the importance of protecting women’s health and safety. Connect both women autonomy and women health and safety to conclude this paragraph. 3.What challenges do you foresee in researching or debating this issue as an Affirmative stance? 4.What challenges do you foresee in researching or debating this issue against the Negative stance? 5.Create three questions you hope to answer during the research and debate preparation process?