The Abortion Debate
www.garlikov.com/abortion.html
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One person's attempt to take a rational look at the abortion debate, exposing flaws in the arguments on both sides. This is the preface from The Abortion Debate, a booklet for sale.
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
www2.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/historic/query=[Group+410+U.S.+113:]([Level+Case+Citation:]|[Group+citemenu:])/doc/{@1}/hit_headings/words=4/hits_only?
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The U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down many state laws restricting abortion. At the Legal Information Institute (Cornell University).
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Fetal Psychology
www.leaderu.com/orgs/tul/psychtoday9809.html
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Research study published in Psychology Today (Oct. 1998) addresses the relative developmental capabilities of the human fetus at particular gestation points. Relevant to abortion considerations.
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On Abortion: A Lincolnian Position
www.theatlantic.com/issues/95sep/abortion/abortion.htm
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Principled yet pragmatic, Lincoln's stand on slavery offers a basis for a new politics of civility that is at once anti-abortion and pro-choice. Published in the Atlantic Monthly, September 1995.
keywords: unbound, magazine
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Is it Possible to be both
www.2think.org/abortion.shtml
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Essay by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan seeking a middle ground in the abortion debate.
keywords: wade, vs, roe, republican, religion, politics, pictures, parade, liberal, jesus
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Almanac of Policy Issues: Abortion
www.policyalmanac.org/culture/abortion.shtml
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News, background information, and links on abortion policy, including Roe v. Wade, RU-486, fetal tissue research, and related issues.
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Abortion Debates and Polls
www.youdebate.com/abortion.htm
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Pro and Con forum.
keywords: issues, forums
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Stenberg v. Carhart
supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-830.ZS.html
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U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the controversial Nebraska partial-birth abortion case. Hosted by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
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Resources on Abortion
www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/abortion/index.html
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Includes definitions of important terms, background information on abortion law, news stories about the issue, and various opinions. Produced for the Ohio University Computer Assisted Language Learning Lab.
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Abortion: All Sides of the Issue
www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm
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ReligiousTolerance.org site describes the issues and various religious and ethical perspectives.
keywords: pro, choice, life, choosing, access
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Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview
www.policyalmanac.org/culture/archive/crs_abortion_overview.shtml
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An overview of legislative issues and court rulings affecting the abortion issue, including federal funding of abortion, partial birth abortion, parental notification, and spousal consent.
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Civic Practices Network: Common Ground
www.cpn.org/topics/families/prolife.html
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Describes how pro-life and pro-choice groups use dialogue and shared concerns to find common ground.
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Abortion and Ethics
ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Abortion/index.html
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Effective meta-site containing facilitated access to relevant articles, books, court decisions, and current news articles. Biographical guide, discussion forum, Internet resources.
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The Morality of Abortion: A Critique
www.efn.org/~bsharvy/abortion.html
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Personal philosophical essay that concludes that both pro-choice and pro-life positions, as understood by the author, contain anti-intuitive premises.
keywords: women's, rights
pro, fetus, ethics
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Just Facts - Abortion
www.justfacts.com/abortion.htm
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Large collection of short "facts" about scientific, constitutional, political and other aspects of the abortion debate. Fully footnoted to identify the sources of the information.
keywords: vs., health, women's, wade, statistics, science, roe, population, parental, pain
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Abortion Policies: A Global Review
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/index.htm
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United Nations Population Division report on abortion laws and policies around the world, including a country-by-country survey. [Documents are in PDF and DOC formats.]
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Frontline: Abortion Clinic
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/twenty/watch/abortion.html
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A PBS archived documentary on an abortion clinic in Chester, Pennsylvania, along with an investigation on the women who went there and why. (April 18, 1983)
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A Doctor's Right to Choose
www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/24/late_term/
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Gives the views from the medical profession's standpoint on political actions that could hamper the types of procedures performed on women ending pregnancies. From Salon Magazine.
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Summary of Abortion Laws Around the World
www.pregnantpause.org/lex/world02.htm
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Gives abortion laws and restrictions in over 192 nations and territories.
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/91-744.ZS.html
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Supreme Court verdict on five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982.
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Pro Choice Talk
www.prochoicetalk.com/
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An issue neutral, free public forum organization for abortion debate. Contains articles, essays, member posted facts, quotes and different views on the legal abortion issue.
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Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health
www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_repro.cfm
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Daily reports on reproductive issues; often includes abortion-related news.
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Respect for Life
www.respectforlife.org/
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An organization that calls itself anti-abortion yet pro-choice, and seeks to keep abortion legal and lessen it through increased birth control initiatives.
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Dr. Henry Morgentaler: Fighting Canada's Abortion Laws
archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-107/life_society/morgentaler/
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CBC archives of news reports and analyses on the abortion issue, focused on the Montreal doctor who broke the law and opened an abortion clinic in 1969. Includes TV and radio clips and educational materials.
keywords: ~, supreme, court, anti, abortionists
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RU486 and the Abortion Issue, by Cartoonists
cagle.msnbc.com/news/abortion/
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Collection of political cartoons about the abortion issue from newspaper editorial cartoonists around the world.
keywords: choice, pro, birth, unborn, termination, suicide, roe, rightlife, reproductive, reproduction
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Should Abortion Be Legalised in Queensland, Australia?
www.bladesplace.id.au/abortion-law-queensland.html
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Student's argumentative essay on the social issues and legislation on abortion in the state of Queensland, Australia, including links to related sites.
keywords: laws, law, pro, today, teen, partial, new, natural, life, lawethics
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Abortion: History of Abortion in the United States
womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/a/abortion.htm
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Article on the history of abortion in the United States, plus links to further information on abortion in the US and around the world. Includes prochoice and prolife links.
keywords: rights, wade, trade, roe, rightlife, reproductive, pregnancy, organizations, law, court
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