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Read Chapters 5 & 6 in the textbook.
Research: Conduct some independent research to identify a
recent (within the last five years) local policy issue in your own city or
another city across the country where different policy alternatives were
debated. This policy should be new to you and not used already in the course.
Respond: Address the following prompts, using the subheadings below to organize
your main post.
Identify the geographic location and policy area
in the SUBJECT line of your main post. Real World Illustration: In your own
words, summarize the story you found. Include an in-text citation
of the sources (newspaper, magazine article, website, etc.) that you found to
support your statements. Two Alternatives: Identify at least two
(2) alternatives that were considered or put forward for consideration. These
alternatives could be decided/enacted, in progress, or being
revamped/reconsidered/updated, for example. Identify the key stakeholders and
decision makers (and their affiliations) for each alternative. Current Status:
Report the final outcome/current status of the decision-making process. A
Take-Away: Offer the class one (1) lesson or take away from your analysis
that builds on content covered in chapter 5 or 6. Demonstrate your connection
to course material by including an in-text citation in this section.
Textbook: Kraft, M. E., & Furlong, S. R.
(2018). Public policy: Politics, analysis, and alternatives (6th
ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Policy Alternatives; Location and Policy Area
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Policy Alternatives
Location
and Policy Area
In 2019, New York (NY) Senate Legislature enacted the
Reproductive Health Act (RHA), legalizing abortion and eliminating several
restrictions against it within the city.
Summary
On January 22, 2019, having passed as a Senate Bill,
approved by the assembly, the Governor signed RHA into law as a codification of
the Roe v. Wade protections. The Democrats
within the state assembly adopted and voted unanimously for this public policy
despite the opposition from the Republicans and other entities, including
churches. Its proponents argued that RHA was long overdue as it purposes to
protect reproduction freedom through increasing access to abortion rights to
all nationalities within the city (NY Senate, 2019). According to RHA, the
right whether or not to see a pregnancy to term is essential to a woman's
autonomy and equality. The public policy focuses on improving women’s safety by
demanding that only qualified practitioners should provide abortion services.
Two
Alternatives
The Republicans presented the first alternative to the
RHA as they believe that placing a baby in a temporary guardianship is a substitute
for abortion. The lawmakers suggested that for parents considering abortion as
a result of financial limitations of raising their baby, they should not
terminate the pregnancy but consider temporary guardianship as things often
change in the future (NY Senate, 2019). As a legal provision, temporary
guardianship guarantees the safety of a child as they are cared for by either a
relative or a close friend. At the same time, the parents find stable housing
or seek avenues that will let them succeed in parenthood. The Republicans
opposed RHA as they trust that abortion is irreversible; for that reason, the
state should not ease restrictions and legalize it. However, state assembly
overlooked this substitute in their passing of RHA.
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