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24-628: This page is about the initialism or acronym "ASA". For the word, see Asa . [REDACTED] Look up ASA , Asa , asa , or -asa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ASA as an abbreviation or initialism may refer to: Biology and medicine [ edit ] Accessible surface area of a biomolecule, accessible to a solvent Acetylsalicylic acid , aspirin Advanced surface ablation , refractive eye surgery Anterior spinal artery ,

48-613: A Norwegian public limited company Anti-Soviet agitation , a criminal offense in the Soviet Union ASA carriage control characters , a system used for controlling mainframe line printers Assistant state's attorney , a title for attorneys working in the state's attorney's office in the United States As-salamu alaykum , a greeting in Arabic that means "peace be upon you" Auditory scene analysis ,

72-1029: A former name of the American National Standards Institute American Statistical Association American Synesthesia Association Americans for Safe Access , marijuana law reform group Association for Social Advancement , microfinance institution, Bangladesh Association for the Study of Abortion Association of Scouts of Azerbaijan Association of Southeast Asia Australian Submarine Agency Australian Society of Authors Australian Space Agency Austrian Service Abroad Autism Society of America United States Army Security Agency Sports [ edit ] Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense , Brazilian soccer club Alliance Sport Alsace , French basketball club Amateur Softball Association , former name of

96-520: A given name, including a list of people and fictional characters so named Asa people , an ethnic group based in Tanzania Aṣa , Nigerian-French singer, songwriter, and recording artist Bukola Elemide (born 1982) Asa (rapper) , Finnish rapper Matti Salo (born 1980) Biblical and mythological figures [ edit ] Asa of Judah , third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of

120-466: A measure of film speed in photography, later replaced by the ISO standard Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate , a thermoplastic used for 3D printing and in the auto industry Adaptive simulated annealing , optimization algorithm Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliances) Allied States of America , a fictional American nation in the television show Jericho Allmennaksjeselskap , the designation for

144-540: A proposed model for the basis of auditory perception See also [ edit ] Åsa (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title ASA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ASA&oldid=1181645382 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

168-555: A quarter supported complete repeal. In 1968, the organization sponsored a research conference in Hot Springs, Virginia in which the "vacuum suction" method of abortion was introduced to American practitioners; its better safety profile would lead to it eventually replacing dilation and curettage as the standard method for first-trimester abortions. A 1972 ASA memo issued by director Jimmye Kimmey has been cited by authors Linda Greenhouse and Reva B. Siegel as introducing

192-487: A quarterstaff constructed of palm wood or rattan Asha , romanized as aṣ̌a, a Zoroastrian concept "Asa", a song by Kitt Wakeley featuring Starr Parodi from An Adoption Story , 2022 “Asa”, 2024 single by Snazzy the Optimist See also [ edit ] ASA (disambiguation) Åsa (disambiguation) Aasa (disambiguation) Asia (disambiguation) Aza (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

216-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Asa (disambiguation) (Redirected from Asa (disambiguation) ) [REDACTED] Look up ASA , Asa , or asa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Asa may refer to: People and fictional characters [ edit ] Asa (given name) ,

240-400: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Association for the Study of Abortion ASA funded research as well as educational material aimed at the public. It initially took a conservative approach to the reform of abortion law, though it later embraced the more radical cause of repeal, and provided support to the attorneys who argued

264-764: The Arts Armenian Sisters Academy Association of Social Anthropologists Astronomical Society of Australia Austrian Studies Association Organizations [ edit ] Acoustical Society of America , international scientific society Advertising Standards Authority (disambiguation) , advertising regulators in several countries American Scientific Affiliation , an organization of Christians in science American Society of Agronomy American Society of Anesthesiologists American Society of Appraisers American Sociological Association American Staffing Association American Standards Association ,

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288-773: The House of David Ása or Æsir, Norse gods Places [ edit ] Asa, Hardoi Uttar Pradesh, India, a village Asu, South Khorasan , Iran, also spelled Asa, a village Asa, Kwara State , Nigeria, a local government area Asa River (Japan) , a tributary of the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan Asa (Kazakhstan) , a river Asa River (Venezuela) , a river in Venezuela Other uses [ edit ] Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate , acrylic styrene acrylonitrile, an amorphous thermoplastic Asa (album) ,

312-631: The Study of Abortion" the following month. It grew out of the Committee for a Humane Abortion Law, which was created in 1964 by the Westchester Ethical Society. It maintained a voting membership of around 20, mostly consisting of doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. The organization's stated goals were to sponsor, collect, and analyse research of abortion and of public attitudes toward abortion, as well as to advocate for greater understanding of "the abortion problem" among

336-1026: The blood vessel which supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord Antisperm antibodies , antibodies against sperm antigens Argininosuccinic aciduria , a disorder of the urea cycle ASA physical status classification system , rating of patients undergoing anesthesia Education and research [ edit ] African Studies Association of the United Kingdom African Studies Association Alandica Shipping Academy , Åland Islands, Finland Albany Students' Association , at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand Alexander-Smith Academy , in Houston, Texas Alpha Sigma Alpha , U.S. national sorority American Society for Aesthetics , philosophical organization American Student Assistance , national non-profit organization American Studies Association Arizona School for

360-489: The case with experts such as Harriet Pilpel , and helped coordinate the submission of 42 amicus curiae briefs from sympathetic organizations. They also funded legal scholarship by Cyril Means which was cited in the court's decision. ASA had also funded legal scholarship by Roy Lucas in the late 1960s which originated the theory followed by the Roe v. Wade decision: that a constitutional right to privacy (first discussed in

384-1558: The governing body now known as USA Softball Amateur Swimming Association , former name of Swim England American Sailing Association American Samoa , IOC country code American Speed Association , motorsports sanctioning body American Sportscasters Association Arizona Soccer Association Athletics South Africa , the national governing body for the sport of athletics in South Africa Atlético Sport Aviação , Angolan multisports club United States Adult Soccer Association Transportation [ edit ] ASA (automobile) , Italian marque of automobiles (Autocostruzioni Società per Azioni) ASA Aluminium Body , Argentinian manufacturer of replicas of sports cars Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares , Mexican airport operator African Safari Airways , airline company based in East Africa Air services agreement , bilateral agreement to allow international commercial air transport services between signatories Atlantic Southeast Airlines , in Atlanta area, Georgia Airline Superintendents Association , of Trinidad & Tobago Airservices Australia , air traffic management and related services provider for Australia The International Civil Aviation Organization's code for Alaska Airlines Other [ edit ] ASA ("American Standards Association")

408-521: The landmark Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade in 1973. The organization was dissolved after the success of Roe v. Wade , which found that women had a constitutional right to an abortion. ASA was founded in New York, but had a national focus, and was the only national-level abortion rights organization until the founding of the pro-repeal NARAL in 1969. At the time of the organization's founding, all US states criminalized abortion, generally with

432-410: The more radical National Association for Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL) in 1969, including Lawrence Lader and Ruth Proskauer Smith . ASA would later come to embrace the repeal position by the time of Roe v. Wade . In 1966, ASA publicized the results of a nationwide poll they had conducted showing that an overwhelming majority of psychiatrists supported liberalizing abortion law, though less than

456-534: The physical or mental health of the mother, or for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest, but none had yet succeeded. These efforts had generally been led by (male) doctors, and it was not until the late 1960s that abortion rights would be taken up as a feminist cause. ASA was founded in New York in February 1965 as the Association for Humane Abortion , but voted to change its name to the "Association for

480-457: The public. Like most early abortion advocacy groups, the ASA initially took a conservative approach of advocating for the "reform" of abortion law—for example by legalizing abortion in a wider range of cases of "medical necessity" beyond those which threatened the life of the mother—rather than "repeal" (i.e. legal abortion on demand). Some members who disagreed with this approach would go on to found

504-418: The rhetoric of a "right to choose" (which would later morph into the label "pro-choice" ) among abortion rights activists. Kimmey specifically identified a need to find a counter to the " right to life " slogan which was being successfully employed by anti-abortion groups. ASA supported the petitioners in the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade . In particular, they connected the lawyers arguing

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528-442: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Asa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asa&oldid=1256942028 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

552-702: The sixth studio album by the German Viking metal band Falkenbach Asa (raga) , a peculiar musical raga in Gurmat Sangeet tradition ASA carriage control characters , simple printing command characters used to control the movement of paper through line printers Asa language , spoken by the Asa people of Tanzania Asa Station , a railway station in San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi, Japan Asa (railway station) , Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan Naboot , also called asa,

576-419: The sole exception of those necessary to save the life of the mother. Since medical technology had mostly eliminated scenarios where abortion was required as a life-saving measure, the net effect was that legal abortions were almost never performed. Some states such as New Hampshire, New York, and California had seen attempts to reform their statute to increase access, for example, by adding allowances to preserve

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