Abortion

Chapter 1. What is the current landscape of the abortion debate? Overview: abortion remains an emotionally and politically charged issue / Cheryl Wetzstein

Roe vs. Wade at forty: most oppose overturning abortion decision / David Masci

Women seek abortions for a variety of complex reasons / M. Antonia Biggs, Heather Gould, and Diana Greene Foster

The modern personhood movement

what is it? / National Personhood Alliance

Personhood for eggs would have dangerous consequences / Kaili Joy Gray

Legal abortion faces renewed challenges and restrictions / Lyle Denniston

Young people will shape the future of abortion access / Kate Sheppard. Chapter 2: Can abortion be morally justified? Yes: abortion can be morally justified. Safe and legal abortion is a human right / Center for Reproductive Rights

Most Americans believe rape and incest justify abortion / The Associated Press

Severe fetal defects justify late-term abortion / Jennifer Massoni

No: abortion cannot be morally justified. Abortion can never be morally justified / American Life League

The rights of a woman do not outweigh the rights of a child / AbortionFacts.com

Late-term abortion is infanticide / Mary L. Davenport

Chapter 3: Is abortion harmful to women and society? Yes: abortion is harmful to women and society. Abortion violates human rights / Ward Ricker

For communities of color, abortion is genocide / Abort73.com

No: abortion is not harmful to women and society. Safe and legal abortion benefits public health / Jodi Jacobson

Groundbreaking new study: what happens to women who can't get abortions / Kathleen Geier

Abortion does not increase mental health problems for women / Denis Campbell

Chapter 4: Should access to abortion be restricted? Overview: access to abortion varies widely from state to state / Alina Salganicoff, Adara Beamesderfer, and Nisha Kurani

Yes: access to abortion should be restricted. Abortion should be banned, regardless of the circumstances / Patrick Johnston

Parental consent laws protect teens / Teresa S. Collett

Conscience laws are essential to protect health-care providers' beliefs / Joxel Garcia and Terry Michael Rauch II

No: access to abortion should not be restricted. Abortion can save a woman's life / National Women's Law Center

Denying abortion revictimizes women who have been raped / Tara Culp-Ressler

Conscience laws deprive women of vital health-care services / Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux.