Abortion 
An abortion is a medical or surgical procedure that ends a pregnancy. Throughout history, differences over moral and religious values have made abortion a highly controversial issue. The procedure has been legal in the United States since 1973, but it remains controversial with divergent views on such questions as when human life begins, the rights a woman has over her own body, and government interference in the private lives of individuals.
The two factions involved in this controversy are poles apart in their views on abortion: whereas the pro-choice movement contends that a woman's right to abortion is absolute, the pro-life movement asserts that a fetus's right to life is indisputable. Both sides rely on legal, scientific, and human rights arguments…>> (read more)
Abortion Points of View
5 Abortion Rights Devalue the Fetus
6 Partial-Birth Abortion Is Legal Infanticide
7 Roe v. Wade Must Be Overturned
8 Roe v. Wade Must Be Upheld
9 Parental-Involvement Laws Protect Teens
10 Abortion Rights Threaten America
11 Threats to Abortion Rights Should Be Challenged
12 Arguments of Abortion Rights Opponents Are Seriously Flawed
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Abortion in the News
Byline: Erin Allday; Chronicle Staff Writer
Patty Miller opened one of the first Bay Area family planning clinics in the 1970s, before Roe vs. Wade made abortions…>> (read more)
Byline: Bob Egelko; Chronicle Staff Writer
A federal judge dismissed on Tuesday California's challenge to a federal anti-abortion law that threatens the state with huge financial penalties,…>> (read more)
On this 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision ("What Congress Can Do for This American," January 21 issue), I would like to share my views on the…>> (read more)
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