- Subjects
- Published
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Farmington Hills, Mich. :
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
[2014]
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 188 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780737769395
9780737769401
- ch. 1. Is abortion immoral?
- Roe v. Wade: four decades of tragedy / Doug Bandow
- The choice to abort is up to women / Mary Elizabeth Williams
- Not all abortions are equal / Ross Douthat
- Abortion is immoral, even in the case of rape or incest / Andrew Napolitano
- Respect for the moral agency of women supports always allowing abortion / Ann Furedi
- The importance of women's moral will does not ever justify elective abortion / Karen Swallow Prior
- ch. 2. What has been the impact of Roe v. Wade?
- Roe v. Wade is unconstitutional / William Sullivan
- Roe v. Wade is not unconstitutional / Michael C. Dorf
- Roe v. Wade has not removed the challenges to obtaining an abortion / Eleanor J. Bader
- Roe v. Wade launched a debate of absolutists that ignores the majority / Steve Erickson
- Does Roe still matter? / Daniel Allott
- ch. 3. Should abortion rights be restricted?
- Abortions should be restricted to before twenty weeks gestation / Douglas Johnson
- Restricting abortion to before twenty weeks gestation would be inhumane / Christy Zink
- Parental-involvement laws for abortion protect minors and parents / Mary E. Harned
- Parental-involvement laws threaten the safety of minors / Nina Liss-Schultz
- ch. 4. What are some medical and social concerns about abortion?
- Studies show abortion may increase premature death, breast cancer risk / Dave Bohon
- The evidence does not support a causal link between abortion and breast cancer / Elaine Schattner
- Medical abortions are safe / Genevra Pittman
- Abortion-causing drugs are dangerous to women / Wendy Wright
- Selective abortion is influenced by discriminatory attitudes toward disability / Amy Julia Becker
- Selective abortion to avoid disability is sometimes the humane choice / Frances Ryan.