“[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...
ABORTION HAS BECOME one of the most controversial issues of our time. Politicians argue over the legal aspects of abortion. Religious and pro-life groups work to make their views and beliefs about abortion known. Pro-choice organizations work just as...
Pregnancy is one of the most important events in a woman's life. For many women, pregnancy defines, enhances, or determines their economic, social, or personal value. Pregnancy and childbearing can be highly desired for personal reasons, or to...
In the United States and in some other countries, abortion is one of the most divisive moral and political issues. Developments in abortion techniques, such as medical abortion and intact dilation and evacuation ("partial-birth"...
Abortion, or induced miscarriage, was one of the most controversial topics in the post-Civil War United States. Indeed, the rights an individual woman holds over her uterus seem to have been debated ever since the inception of such social institutions...
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....
