- 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+Case+Citation:]|[Group+citemenu:])/doc/{@1}/hit_headings/words=4/hits_only?
The U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down many state laws restricting abortion. At the Legal Information Institue (Cornell University).
- The Right to Incite - http://crime.about.com/library/blfiles/blincite.htm
Question: Did anti-abortion activists have a legal right to post information about doctors who perform abortions?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Atlantic Online: Abortion - http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/abortion/abortion.htm
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.
- 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.
- Against Murdering Babies (Sorta) - http://unquietmind.com/abortion.html
Musings about how the anti-abortion position usually includes some exceptions, and the pro-choice position is not necessarily pro-abortion.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fairfield County Weekly: Roe v. Wade - http://old.fairfieldweekly.com/articles/roemother.html
Five articles about abortion in America before the Roe v. Wade decision. One is a personal account of the reasons for being a pro-life activist. The other four look at various aspects of the history of abortion in the U.S., from a pro-choice perspective.
- 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.]
- Surveillance and Research - Abortion - http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_abort.htm
Provides the latest statistics on abortion in America, grouped by demographics and trimester when abortions were sought. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Adobe Acrobat Reader required].
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Practical Guide for Abortion Doctors - http://www.isad.org/prguide/p%202%20index.htm
Practical guide for abortion doctors describing techniques and clinical practics. In English and Spanish.
- 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.
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