Tylor Robles

Federal medical laws V.S. State medical laws

Laws were put in place for a reason. Some people do not agree with the government deciding what we can and cannot do but there is always a bigger picture behind it. People believe they can do whatever they want with their body, and that the Government should have no say. Federal laws are what the Government says the entire country should follow. State laws however can differ from that and depending on which state you live in can factor into what you can and cannot do.

Federal laws on abortion

(1)On April 18th 2007 The U.S. Supreme Court held a vote on a nationwide ban on abortions. The law was passed and is still enforced to this day. This gave politicians …show more content…
This ranged from simple answers such as they did not want a child yet to medical problems for the child or the mother herself. The study showed that 25.9% of women who had an abortion said they wanted to postpone having children until they were older and ready. 21.3% said that they could not afford a child yet. 14.1% said they had problems with their partner and could not have a child with them. 12.2% claimed that they were too young to have a child. 10.8% said a child would disrupt their education or their employment status. 7.9% said they did not want to have any more children. 3.3% said there was a risk to the child and it had to be aborted. 2.8% claimed to have a risk to the mother’s mental health. 2.1% gave some other kind of answer. There are many other reasons why someone would have an abortion such as religious beliefs or the mother’s life could be in danger if they gave birth but over half of the reasons given were because they were too young and were not prepared to have a child yet. Federal against state when it comes to abortion varies on state to state. While federal law says that abortion is illegal and completely unethical some states allow for abortions to happen in certain clinics. The state has the right to decide on if a woman can have an abortion and how it …show more content…
Marijuana has also shown to reduce anxiety and give a form of sedation that is almost on the levels of euphoria. States that have legal marijuana laws have claimed that there are no negative side effects to using but that all depends on how you look at the symptoms. (7) Smoking marijuana can increase a person’s heart rate almost double what it normally is leading to many heart attacks, though there are no signs of marijuana leading to lung cancer it does irritate them in other ways leading to ongoing coughing fits and increased chances of chest colds or infections in the lungs. The physical effects are not do not seem all that bad but once again this is for the person to decide for themselves, smoking leads to dizziness, shallow breathing and a dry mouth, the eyes also turn red and pupils dilate. There is also dizziness which when mixed with driving doubles the chance of an accident. Your mood is also effected which can lead to anxiety, depression, and forgetfulness. Marijuana has also been found to be addictive which is another thing the states that legalized the drug have tried to disprove. 10% of users do become addicted and dependent on the high which can lead to experimenting with more dangerous drug