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Abortion and Ethics - http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Abortion/
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 Atlantic Online: Abortion - http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200602u/abortion-articles
A collection of articles published in the magazine between 1965 and 1997. Topics include abortion in American history and a variety of individual perspectives on the issue. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Abortion: History of Abortion in the United States - http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/a/abortion.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. |
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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. |
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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.] |
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Abortion Debates and Polls - http://www.youdebate.com/abortion.htm
Pro and Con forum. |
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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. |
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Just Facts - Abortion - http://www.justfacts.com/abortion.asp
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 initiatives. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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Abortion: All Sides of the Issue - http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm
ReligiousTolerance.org site describes the issues and various religious and ethical perspectives. |
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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. |