Therapeutic abortion is the intentional ending of a pregnancy before the fetus can live independently. Abortion has been legal in the United States since 1973. Women have abortions because continuing a pregnancy would cause hardship, endanger their...

Abortion Invasive procedure resulting in pregnancy termination and death of the fetus. Abortion is the final consequence of a woman American Journal of Public Health 80, 1990, pp....

Abortion is a politically controversial issue in many Western countries, mainly because it clashes with some Christian teachings on the sanctity of life. In the past, by contrast, some communist societies had made abortion so easy that, in the Soviet...

The termination of a pregnancy. Jewish law permits abortion if the life of the mother is threatened by the continuance of the pregnancy. Some authorities accept abortion for social as well as health reasons and it is generally agreed that an earlier...

An abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus, resulting in or caused by its death. This can occur spontaneously or accidentally as with a miscarriage, or be artificially induced by medical, surgical or other means....

ABORTION Editorial hostile to protesters Friday, September 29, 2000 Why the open hostility to protesters against abortion? In the Sept. 26 editorial "It's time to legalize RU-486," the Journal Sentinel Editorial Board stated that since this pill could be given...

* The United States Supreme Court rendered its decision in Stenberg vs. Carhart June 28, ruling five to four that a Nebraska ban on partial-birth abortion is unconstitutional. Partial-birth abortion is a second- and third-trimester surgical procedure in which a baby is delivered...

I'm not live-blogging the debate, but this was interesting. On the question of abortion Rudy Giuliani said, "I hate abortion" but added, "I would respect a woman’s right to make a different choice." Giuliani's campaign already sent to reporters a "setting-the-record-straight" email explaining his stance...

A sampling of abortion cases yet to be sorted out by federal courts following the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling upholding a federal ban on a controversial procedure that critics call "partial-birth abortion":____INFORMED CONSENT: A lawsuit challenging a South Dakota law that would require doctors to...

“[Constitutionally protected] abortion . . . has never been understood . . . to include taking the life of a partly born child." —U.S. Catholic Conference “A criminal statute banning any medically safe method of abortion unduly...

Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in American society and politics today. Since 1973, when the Supreme Court legalized abortion in its landmark Roe v. Wade decision, opposing groups have sought to increase or restrict access to...

Discusses various aspect regarding abortion.

The Ins and Outs of Abortion: abortion activists, Laws and Policies of Abortion, Landmark Court Cases, abortion techniques, long term effects, and The History of Abortion.

This essay deals with the issue of abortion in a very traditional sense. The essay reflects a pro-life standing. However, this essay debates this topic without Bible references.