Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted?

Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted? | The Arguments of Abortion Rights Opponents Are Seriously Flawed

Richard North Patterson is the author of numerous legal thrillers, including Protect and Defend, a fictional novel about late-term abortion and parental-consent laws.

Summary: Research for a fictional novel about abortion uncovered inconsistencies between pro-life arguments and reality. The pro-life lobby argues that late-term abortions result from irresponsible mothers who decide late in their pregnancies that they do not want the child. However, medical experts contend that late-term abortions are rarely performed and usually only in cases of severe...

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