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  1. Opinion

    The Case Against Abortion. Nov. 30, 2021. Crosses representing abortions in Lindale, Tex. Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times. Share full article. 3367. By Ross Douthat. Opinion Columnist. A ...

  2. Four pro-life philosophers make the case against abortion

    The aim of the A.P.A.'s pro-life symposium was to amplify the argument by showing how our practice of abortion brutally violates the values of inclusion, equality and personhood that ...

  3. The Only Reasonable Way to Debate Abortion

    There's a Better Way to Debate Abortion. Caution and epistemic humility can guide our approach. If Justice Samuel Alito's draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health ...

  4. Is Abortion Sacred?

    Abortion is often talked about as a grave act. But bringing a new life into the world can feel like the decision that more clearly risks being a moral mistake. By Jia Tolentino. July 16, 2022 ...

  5. Key facts about abortion views in the U.S.

    Women (66%) are more likely than men (57%) to say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, according to the survey conducted after the court's ruling. More than half of U.S. adults - including 60% of women and 51% of men - said in March that women should have a greater say than men in setting abortion policy.

  6. Pro and Con: Abortion

    Legal abortion promotes a culture in which life is disposable. Increased access to birth control, health insurance, and sexual education would make abortion unnecessary. This article was published on June 24, 2022, at Britannica's ProCon.org, a nonpartisan issue-information source. Some argue that believe abortion is a safe medical procedure ...

  7. If you're pro-life, you might already be pro-choice

    The death of U.S. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has re-ignited debates on the protection of reproductive rights. This might be the time to examine an overlooked inconsistency in the pro-life argument.

  8. US: Abortion Access is a Human Right

    Human Rights Watch released a new question-and-answer document that articulates the human rights imperative, guided by international law, to ensure access to abortion, which is critical to ...

  9. Science Is Giving the Pro-life Movement a Boost

    The idea that life begins at conception "goes against legal precedent, science, and public opinion," said Ilyse Hogue, the president of the abortion-advocacy group NARAL Pro-Choice America, in ...

  10. I was once adamantly pro-choice. Pro-lifers can learn from my

    Pro-lifers can learn from my conversion. Norvilia Etienne, of Students for Life, holds a sign outside the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 2022, the day after a draft of the court's ...

  11. Can you explain what "pro-choice" and "pro-life" means?

    Generally, people who identified as "pro-choice" believed that people have the right to control their own bodies, and everyone should be able to decide when and whether to have children. People who want abortion to be illegal and inaccessible are often called "pro-life.". The truth is, a majority of Americans believe abortion should be ...

  12. Pro Life (abortion) Essays

    Remember to emphasize that abortion is a crime in the conclusion and add relevant abortion essay titles pro life. Hook Examples for Pro-Life (Abortion) Essays. Personal Story Hook. Meet Sarah, a woman who faced the difficult choice of whether to have an abortion or carry her unplanned pregnancy to term. Her experience sheds light on the ...

  13. Abolishing Abortion: The History of the Pro-Life Movement in America

    In March 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump argued that women who had abortions should be punished if abortion were made illegal. Trump quickly reversed himself, but the previously pro-choice candidate had stumbled into an argument that pro-life advocates have studiously avoided over the last forty years for fear of being labelled antiwoman.

  14. Pro-Choice Does Not Mean Pro-Abortion: An Argument for Abortion Rights

    Since the Supreme Court's historic 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, the issue of a woman's right to an abortion has fostered one of the most contentious moral and political debates in America.Opponents of abortion rights argue that life begins at conception - making abortion tantamount to homicide.

  15. A Pro-Life Perspective on Abortion: [Essay Example], 500 words

    Get custom essay. The pro-life position is grounded in the belief that life begins at conception and that every human being has an inherent right to life that must be protected. Furthermore, abortion has significant physical and psychological consequences for women, and it can have detrimental effects on societal values and attitudes towards ...

  16. Comparison/Contrast Essays: Two Patterns

    The argument is a balanced one; for every point supporting abortion there is a counter-point condemning abortion. This essay will delineate the controversy in one type of comparison/contrast essay form: the ""Argument versus Argument,"" or, ""Block-by-Block"" format. ... Pro-life supporters claim that abortion is murder, and is ...

  17. Abortion as a moral good

    My medical students first hear from a family physician who describes himself as pro-life. He's Christian, and his faith is "a large part of the reason" he refuses to perform abortions. "Christ says things like do to others what you want them to do to you, or love your neighbour as yourself, and when I'm in the room with a pregnant patient I think I have two neighbours in there", he ...

  18. Survey: Pro-abortion laws ascendant globally

    Pro-abortion activists include the Marea Verde, or Green Wave Movement, a grassroots coalition of protesters who wear green bandanas at events. / Credit: EWTN Pro-Life Weekly/Screenshot CNA Staff ...

  19. The pro-choice movement that could help Joe Biden in November

    If the pro-choice movement's only effect was on American women's health, it would be worth taking seriously. If it also helps President Joe Biden win re-election, it will have global consequences.

  20. Let voters decide on abortion directly

    Of all respondents, 45% thought abortion should be legal, at minimum, through the first 15 weeks; an additional 39% thought it should be legal with specific exceptions.