Knowledge: abortion
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Links
- Ultimate Abortion Law Homepage
http://members.aol.com/abtrbng/index.htm - Text and commentary on Roe v. Wade and its successors. Other legal elements of abortion issue including state and canon law.
- The Abortion Debate
http://www.garlikov.com/abortion.html - 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.
- Roe v. Wade (1973)
http://www2.law.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/foliocgi.exe/historic/query=[Group+410+U.S.+113:]([Level+Cas... - The U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down many state laws restricting abortion. At the Legal Information Institue (Cornell University).
- Fetal Psychology
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/tul/psychtoday9809.html - 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.
- On Abortion: A Lincolnian Position
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/95sep/abortion/abortion.htm - 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.
- Is it Possible to be both "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice"?
http://www.2think.org/abortion.shtml - Essay by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan seeking a middle ground in the abortion debate.
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Abortion
http://www.policyalmanac.org/culture/abortion.shtml - News, background information, and links on abortion policy, including Roe v. Wade, RU-486, fetal tissue research, and related issues.
- Abortion Debates and Polls
http://www.youdebate.com/abortion.htm - Pro and Con forum.
- Stenberg v. Carhart
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-830.ZS.html - U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the controversial Nebraska partial-birth abortion case. Hosted by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
- Resources on Abortion
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/abortion/index.html - 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.
- Abortion: History of Abortion in the United States
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa012200.htm - 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.
- Abortion: All Sides of the Issue
http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm - ReligiousTolerance.org site describes the issues and various religious and ethical perspectives.
- Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview
http://www.policyalmanac.org/culture/archive/crs_abortion_overview.shtml - 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.
- Civic Practices Network: Common Ground
http://www.cpn.org/topics/families/prolife.html - Describes how pro-life and pro-choice groups use dialogue and shared concerns to find common ground.
- Abortion and Ethics
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Abortion/index.html - Effective meta-site containing facilitated access to relevant articles, books, court decisions, and current news articles. Biographical guide, discussion forum, Internet resources.
- Abortion Issues - About.com
http://womensissues.about.com/cs/abortionissues/index.htm - Information, features, and web links on the issue and on pro-life and pro-choice views.
- The Morality of Abortion: A Critique
http://www.efn.org/~bsharvy/abortion.html - Personal philosophical essay that concludes that both pro-choice and pro-life positions, as understood by the author, contain anti-intuitive premises.
- Just Facts - Abortion
http://www.justfacts.com/abortion.htm - 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.
- Abortion Policies: A Global Review
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/index.htm - 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.]
- Frontline: Abortion Clinic
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/twenty/watch/abortion.html - 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)
- A Doctor's Right to Choose
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/24/late_term/ - 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.
- About: Women's Issues - Abortion Statistics
http://womensissues.about.com/cs/abortionstats/a/aaabortionstats.htm - Abortion statistics reflecting world abortions, United States abortions, demographics of women receiving abortions and reasons for obtaining an abortion.
- Summary of Abortion Laws Around the World
http://www.pregnantpause.org/lex/world02.htm - Gives abortion laws and restrictions in over 192 nations and territories.
- Planned Parenthood v. Casey
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/91-744.ZS.html - Supreme Court verdict on five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982.
- About: Women's Issues - Partial Birth Abortion
http://womensissues.about.com/library/blwyntkpartialbirthabor.htm - Gives the history and controversy of partial birth abortion, including the current status in the government.
- Pro Choice Talk
http://www.prochoicetalk.com/ - 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.
- Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_repro.cfm - Daily reports on reproductive issues; often includes abortion-related news.
- Respect for Life
http://www.respectforlife.org/ - An organization that calls itself anti-abortion yet pro-choice, and seeks to keep abortion legal and lessen it through increased birth control iniatives.
- Dr. Henry Morgentaler: Fighting Canada's Abortion Laws
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-107/life_society/morgentaler/ - 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.
- Abortion in Law, History, and Religion
http://www.cbctrust.com/history_law_religion.php - Outlines the history of abortion, restrictions on it, different religious views of abortion, and its current and evolving legal status around the world.
- RU486 and the Abortion Issue, by Cartoonists
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/abortion/ - Collection of political cartoons about the abortion issue from newspaper editorial cartoonists around the world.
- Should Abortion Be Legalised in Queensland, Australia?
http://www.bladesplace.id.au/abortion-law-queensland.html - Student's argumentative essay on the social issues and legislation on abortion in the state of Queensland, Australia, including links to related sites.
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