Abortion and Interest Groups

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Abortion is one of the most hotly contested issues in the history of the United States. There are three primary sides to the issue of abortion - the pro-life, pro-choice and morally conflicted. This paper focuses primarily on the different interest groups, their views and approaches to changing abortion laws throughout the nation. In exploring these primary issues, the paper inevitably explores each of the three belief structures regarding abortion.

Paper Outline:
Introduction
The Pro-Life Interest Groups
Pro-Choice Interest Groups and Tactics
Roe vs. Wade
Interest Groups Using the Law
Illegal Methods
Conclusion
Bibliography

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"The court, in making its decision applied the legal standard known as strict scrutiny to come to this decision. This is the most stringent test that a government can face, and means that a woman's right to chose what to do with her own body can only be regulated by government if that government first passes "strict scrutiny".34 To pass strict scrutiny, a woman's right must be outweighed in a legal balancing test by the state showing that they have a "compelling interest", and that the compelling interest is achieved by a narrowly tailored law that does not infringe upon the woman's right to chose any more that is absolutely necessary to achieve the state's goals.35 Because this test is so hard, it almost always means that laws that challenge a woman's right to chose will be struck down, thus the only way for Pro-lifers to get their way and eventually defeat the right to chose is for them to make sure that Roe v. Wade is challenged and defeated."

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