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A quick definition of abortion:

Abortion is when a person chooses to end their pregnancy. It used to be legal in all states in the United States, but in 2022, the Supreme Court said that states can make laws to restrict abortion. This means that it is now up to each state to decide if they want to allow abortion or not. Before this decision, the Supreme Court said that people have a right to choose to have an abortion, but that the government can regulate it after a certain point in the pregnancy. This decision was called Roe v. Wade. There have been other court cases about abortion since then, and some states have passed laws to make it harder for people to get abortions.

A more thorough explanation:

Abortion is when a person chooses to end their pregnancy. In 1973, the Supreme Court made a decision in the case of Roe v. Wade that said people have the right to choose to have an abortion. However, in 2022, the Supreme Court made a new decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that said states can pass laws restricting abortions. This means that the rules about abortion are different in each state.

For example, in some states, there are laws that require a person to wait a certain amount of time or get permission from someone else before they can have an abortion. In other states, there are laws that ban abortions after a certain number of weeks of pregnancy.

These laws can make it harder for people to get an abortion, which can be a problem for people who need one. Some people believe that abortion should be legal and accessible for everyone who needs it, while others believe that it should be illegal in all cases.

Overall, abortion is a controversial issue that people have strong opinions about. It is important to understand the laws in your state and to talk to a doctor or other healthcare provider if you have questions or concerns about your pregnancy.

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TheAdoptedOne

9:35

yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second

jackfrost11770

9:35

i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:35

Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie

jackfrost11770

9:36

to be fair this accurately represents my mental state

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

9:37

election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)

jackfrost11770

9:38

usc pls pull through .....

jackfrost11770

9:38

i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:38

oh that's right USC might release

soapy

9:43

USC still has not looked at my app

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:43

when did you submit soapy?

soapy

9:44

10/16

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:44

to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review

soapy

9:44

Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:45

I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows

TheAdoptedOne

9:46

I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw

soapy

9:46

But do people get in without addresses going long?

WorthlessAttractiveZombie

9:46

it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with

soapy

9:46

Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that

TheAdoptedOne

9:54

Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:01

The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.

soapy

10:06

Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?

1a2b3c4d26z

10:06

Man

1a2b3c4d26z

10:07

Walkin to the bus

1a2b3c4d26z

10:07

What a good day to get into law school

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:11

@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.

soapy

10:12

Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!

ClassyPleasantHeron

10:14

You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.

soapy

10:15

I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.

jackfrost11770

10:22

i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review

jackfrost11770

10:23

my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao

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