Abortion
Abortion | Abortion Should Not Be Restricted
In the following viewpoint, Don Sloan bemoans the fact that women are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain legal abortions. Although the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision supposedly protects a woman’s right to a safe abortion, the majority of counties in the United States have no abortion facilities, and women often face restrictive measures such as mandatory counseling sessions, twenty-fourhour waiting periods, or parental notification laws. Sloan maintains that such restrictions impinge upon a woman’s legal right to choose. The decision to abort a fetus may...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Is Abortion Immoral?
- Chapter 2: Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted?
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Chapter 3: Can Abortion Be Justified?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Abortion Is a “Necessary Evil”
- Rape Justifies Abortion
- Rape Does Not Justify Abortion
- Congenital Defects May Justify Abortion
- Congenital Defects Do Not Justify Abortion
- Abortion Has Led to a Decrease in Crime
- Abortion Has Not Led to a Decrease in Crime
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 4: Is Abortion Safe?
- For Further Discussion
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- Bibliography
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