Abortion and Women's Rights

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This paper explores the controversial subject of abortion from the perspective of women's rights. The paper is written from a pro-choice perspective, and argues that the right to abortion is essentially a women's prerogative. This study explores the various arguments that support the right of women to choose for themselves. Relevant literature is cited including studies that pertain not only to American women but also women in developing nations. The author concludes that women's reproductive rights should be seen in the larger context of class, race and economic discrimination.

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"Reproductive rights, as the essential rights of women over their own bodies and sexuality, are not something separate from other issues relating to gender rights. One the central arguments put forward in this regard that it is the woman that must make this choice and not a society that is dominated by male views and prejudices. Considered in this larger context, the issue of abortion is seen in a more appropriate and rational way. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Abortion is every woman's right. Retrieved January 31, 2007, from http://www.socialistworker.org/2004-1/496/496_06_Abortion.shtml
• Abortion Laws Worldwide. Retrieved February 1, 2007, from http://www.womenonwaves.org/set-1020.245-en.html
• Baer, J. A. (Ed.). (2002). Historical and Multicultural Encyclopedia of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
• Bohan, J. F. (1999). The House of Atreus: Abortion as a Human Rights Issue. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
• Baumgardner, J. (2001, March 5). The Pro-Choice PR Problem : YOUNG WOMEN, WHO'VE NEVER LACKED ABORTION RIGHTS, ARE TOUGH TO MOBILIZE. The Nation, 272, 19.

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