Abortion

by Noel Merino (Editor)

Overview

Readers will analyze a number of issues relating to abortion and their rights, through a carefully selected collection of essays. Topics include the federal decriminalization of abortion and state laws concerning abortion, parental consent and involvement laws for minors seeking abortion, and public and personal opinion of abortion. Essays are drawn from a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources including journals, newspapers, position papers, and government documents, with particular emphasis on Supreme Court and other court decisions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737763973
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/19/2013
Series:	Teen Rights and Freedoms Series
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 Is Abortion Immoral?

1 Abortion Is Unjustified Homicide Matthew Flannagan 12

2 Abortion Does Not Have the Moral Status of Murder William Saletan 18

3 Abortion Violates the Right to Life of the Unborn Baby Frank Pavone 23

4 Prohibition on Abortion Violates the Human Rights of Women Karen Espindola 29

5 Abortion Is Wrong Because Human Life Begins at Conception Colleen Carroll Campbell 35

6 The Existence of Human Life Is Irrelevant to the Moral Issue of Abortion Garry Wills 41

Chapter 2 Should Abortion Be Legally Restricted?

1 Roe v. Wade Should Be Overturned Ken Blackivell 47

2 Roe v. Wade Should Not Be Overturned Center for Reproductive Rights 52

3 There Should Be Some Restrictions on Abortion Ross Douthat 58

4 Restrictions Do Not Significantly Reduce Abortions and Have Harmful Consequences Janet Pearson 64

5 Abortion Should Be Completely Restricted Without Exceptions Leslie Tignor 70

6 Parental Involvement Laws Should Be Required for a Minor s Abortion Maggie Datiles 75

7 Parental Involvement Laws Should Not Be Required for a Minor's Abortion NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation 82

Chapter 3 Does Legal Abortion Benefit or Harm Society?

1 Roe v. Wade Has Advanced Women's Equality Deborah Jacobs 90

2 Roe v. Wade Has Not Resulted in Progress Janice Shaw Crouse 95

3 Legal Abortion Saves Women's Lives NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation 101

4 Legal Abortion Has Not Saved Women's Lives Human Life Lnternational 106

5 Legal Abortion Results in a Culture of Death George Neumayr 112

6 Opponents of Abortion Are Creating a Culture of Terror Melissa Harris-Perry 117

Facts About Abortion 123

Organizations to Contact 126

For Further Reading 132

Index 137

Picture Credits 143

Editorial Reviews

Review: Abortion Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints series could serve as a model...not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections--by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens--include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations...all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers.--Booklist

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