Presidential Agendas Discussion Paper

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Main Posting	Points: Points Range: 45 (45%) – 50 (50%) Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.  Supported by at least three current, credible sources.  Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 40 (40%) – 44 (44%) Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.  At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.  Supported by at least three credible sources.  Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 35 (35%) – 39 (39%) Responds to some of the discussion question(s).  One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.  Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.  Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.  Post is cited with two credible sources.  Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.  Contains some APA formatting errors. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 34 (34%) Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.  Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.  Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.  Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.  Contains only one or no credible sources.  Not written clearly or concisely.  Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.  Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. Feedback:
Main Post: Timeliness	Points: Points Range: 10 (10%) – 10 (10%) Posts main post by day 3. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not post by day 3. Feedback:
First Response	Points: Points Range: 17 (17%) – 18 (18%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.  Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.  Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.  Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.  Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.  Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 15 (15%) – 16 (16%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.  Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.  Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.  Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.  Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 13 (13%) – 14 (14%) Response is on topic and may have some depth.  Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.  Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.  Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 12 (12%) Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.  Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.  Responses to faculty questions are missing.  No credible sources are cited. Feedback:
Second Response	Points: Points Range: 16 (16%) – 17 (17%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.  Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.  Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.  Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.  Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.  Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 14 (14%) – 15 (15%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.  Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.  Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.  Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.  Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 12 (12%) – 13 (13%) Response is on topic and may have some depth.  Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.  Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.  Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 11 (11%) Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.  Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.  Responses to faculty questions are missing.  No credible sources are cited. Feedback:
Participation	Points: Points Range: 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Feedback:	Points: Points Range: 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days. Feedback:

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Main Posting–

Levels of Achievement: Excellent 45 (45%) – 50 (50%) Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources. 

Supported by at least three current, credible sources. 

Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. Good 40 (40%) – 44 (44%) Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. 

At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth. 

Supported by at least three credible sources. 

Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. Fair 35 (35%) – 39 (39%) Responds to some of the discussion question(s). 

One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed. 

Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis. 

Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. 

Post is cited with two credible sources. 

Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors. 

Contains some APA formatting errors. Poor 0 (0%) – 34 (34%) Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately. 

Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria. 

Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis. 

Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module. 

Contains only one or no credible sources. 

Not written clearly or concisely. 

Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors. 

Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. Feedback:

Main Post: Timeliness–

Levels of Achievement: Excellent 10 (10%) – 10 (10%) Posts main post by day 3. Good 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)   Fair 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)   Poor 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not post by day 3. Feedback:

First Response–

Levels of Achievement: Excellent 17 (17%) – 18 (18%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings. 

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. 

Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed. 

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources. 

Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives. 

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Good 15 (15%) – 16 (16%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings. 

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. 

Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed. 

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources. 

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Fair 13 (13%) – 14 (14%) Response is on topic and may have some depth. 

Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication. 

Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed. 

Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. Poor 0 (0%) – 12 (12%) Response may not be on topic and lacks depth. 

Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication. 

Responses to faculty questions are missing. 

No credible sources are cited. Feedback:

Second Response–

Levels of Achievement: Excellent 16 (16%) – 17 (17%) Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings. 

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. 

Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed. 

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources. 

Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives. 

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Good 14 (14%) – 15 (15%) Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings. 

Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues. 

Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed. 

Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources. 

Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. Fair 12 (12%) – 13 (13%) Response is on topic and may have some depth. 

Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication. 

Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed. 

Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. Poor 0 (0%) – 11 (11%) Response may not be on topic and lacks depth. 

Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication. 

Responses to faculty questions are missing. 

No credible sources are cited. Feedback:

Participation–

Levels of Achievement: Excellent 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. Good 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)   Fair 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)   Poor 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days. Feedback:

Total Points: 100

Name: NURS_6050_Module01_Week01_Discussion_Rubric

ABORTION LAWS 4

Abortion Laws

NAME: Catherine Nwosu

COURSE: NURS 6050

 

 

Consider a topic that rises to the presidential level

Regardless of political affiliations, all citizens have a right to take part in healthcare policy-making. Over the years, the issue of abortion has always been significant in the healthcare industry and the U.S. department of care. Most recently, abortion has become a huge topic of discussion and controversy in the healthcare sector in the United States. Factors that lead to the urge for abortion include effects on birthrates, the economic influence, and sexual behavior changes amongst teens. As such, Fix et al. (2020) argue that 81% of people are likely to develop and experience different mental health disorders like depression, anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse, suicidal attempts, and stress after aborting. This shows that some studies encourage the legalization of abortion in the United States, while others oppose it. Presidential Agendas Discussion Paper

How did each of the presidents (Trump, Obama, and Bush) handle the problem?

President George W. Bush – he is the president that was probably the most sensitive leaders on the subject of abortion when compared to the other two presidents. Bush was in support of the constitutional amendment that made the procedure illegal. However, he partially supported abortion in cases of incest, rape, and instances when the life of a woman was in jeopardy. He also believed that Americans did not support his directive, and thus, there was no need to pursue it (Pro-life profiles). Additionally, he added that his Supreme Court nominees were not allowed to pass an anti-abortion policy. Bush was for the idea that babies could not die intentionally, but women have some rights to terminate pregnancies. However, since he was ant-abortion, he took away funding of the procedure and encouraged partial abortion for critical conditions.

President Barack Obama – Obama was pro-choice and supported safe abortion procedures since he believed it was the right of women to terminate pregnancies for any reason. He was among the key American leaders that prioritized the needs of the public without violating their needs. He also preserved women’s rights to affordable and free abortion without judgment and discrimination as promoted by tax-subsidized providers, such as Planned Parenthood (Annas, 2009). Obama felt that abortion was a moral issue and did not see it as a political issue of concern. As such, he enacted the freedom of choice Act to codify women’s rights to abort in 2008 (Bilger, 2018). He removed all federal and state-level restrictions on abortion.

Donald Trump – in the annual Match for Life event in January 2018, President Trump spoke to the participants that included opponents of abortion, and ensured them that his administration is devoted to defending the first right in the Declaration of Independence, namely the right to life. He is an opponent of abortion and believes that there is no moral and legal basis for terminating the life of an innocent baby. The current president also believes in the protection of the sanctity of life and the family as the core foundation of the society. He recently signed the executive order to reinstate the abortion ban that was removed by Barack Obama and withdrew the federal family planning funding that is deemed to provide abortion care (Freiburger, 2019). Presidential Agendas Discussion Paper

What would you do differently?

If I were in a position to make a decision regarding the legalization of abortion, I would support what President Obama did. I am pro-choice, and I believe that women should be responsible for their pregnancies and make decisions about whether to keep or abort a pregnancy. This is because of the family planning concerns and birthrates, as well as the critical conditions that might increase the need to abort. Therefore, I would support and fund women’s rights to abort when need be, and I would also encourage safe, legal abortion to save lives.

 

References

Annas, G. J. (2009). Abortion politics and health insurance reform. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(27), 2589-2591. DOI: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0911513.

Bilger, M. (2018, December 13). Barack Obama, The Abortion President, Receives Human Rights Award. https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/barack-obama-the-abortion-president-receives-human-rights-award/

Fix, L., Seymour, J. W., Grossman, D., Johnson, D. M., Aiken, A. R., Gomperts, R., & Grindlay, K. (2020). Abortion need among U.S. servicewomen: evidence from an internet service. Women’s Health Issues, 30(3), 161-166.

Freiburger, C. (2019, February 22). Trump admin cuts $60 million from Planned Parenthood. https://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Abortion.htm

Pro-life profiles. George W. Bush Former President of the U.S. (R) Tier 4 – Personhood Never. http://prolifeprofiles.com/george-w-bush-abortion

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First Name Last Name

Walden University

Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health

NURS 6050

Date

Title of Paper

(add an introduction in this space)

Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief Assignment Template for Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid

Use this Agenda Comparison Grid to document information about the population health/healthcare issue your selected and the presidential agendas. By completing this grid, you will develop a more in depth understanding of your selected issue and how you might position it politically based on the presidential agendas. Presidential Agendas Discussion Paper

You will use the information in the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to complete the remaining Part 2 and Part 3 of your Assignment.

Identify the Population Health concern you selected.
Describe the Population Health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to it.
Administration (President Name)	President Trump	President Obama	President Bush
Describe the administrative agenda focus related to this issue for the current and two previous presidents.
Identify the allocations of financial and other resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.
Explain how each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.

Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis

Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid, complete the following to document information about the population health/healthcare issue your selected. Presidential Agendas Discussion Paper

Administration (President Name)	President Trump	President Obama	President Bush
Which administrative agency would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected?
How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the agenda for the current and two previous presidents? How does it stay there?
Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current and two previous presidents?

Narrative with the Facts

Conclusion

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Agenda Comparison Grid Template