Abstract
This paper examines the often violent and coercive tactics of anti-abortion movements, looks at some of the more famous anti-abortion leaders, explores the motivations of these leaders and the movements that follow them, and discusses the perception by many that the anti-abortion movement is just one part of a broader, more conservative, anti-feminist, political agenda.

From the Paper
"Both the pro-life and anti-abortion movements are motivated by one concept: that human personhood begins at conception. To these groups an embryo and a fetus are all human persons who should be granted the same rights, privileges and protections as a child or adult (Violence & harassment at U.S. abortion clinics). Operation Rescue is an anti-abortion organization that states that it is dedicated to the protection of children in the womb and their mothers who are exploited by abortion. The group declares that "We work in every way we can to manifest the truth of God concerning abortion" (Operation Rescue Colorado). Unfortunately, "every way we can" includes violence, murder and the misuse of religion to inspire what any moral individual could only interpret as unholy acts."

Tags:joseph, scheidler, operation, rescue, randall, terry, male, white, submission, women

Abstract
The following paper discusses why anti-abortion campaigns must be halted by providing the reader with media references and statistics with regards to the anti-abortion population. This paper discusses what must be done in order to put the pro-choice laws, that have already been enforced, into practice by a well-briefed, well-trained state system.

From the Paper
"Only a small, militant section of the population is actively anti-abortion. They believe that abortion kills a living human baby in a painful way. For example, a pro-life website, ironically called The Pro-choice Homepage, describes abortion this way: "forceps must be used to grasp the baby's body because of the child's advanced development. The baby is dismembered as the abortionist twists and tears the parts of the body and slices the placenta away... the procedure is devastating..."

Tags:adult, women, personal, tragic, choice, individual, health, welfare, modern, control, reproductive, functions.

Abstract
The paper offers historical insight into the illegalization of abortion in nineteenth century United States. The paper shows how class, gender and race were major factors in the arguments against, and the subsequent illegalization of, abortion.

From the Paper
"Before public discourse on abortion began in 1840, the act of terminating a pregnancy was perceived in the United States as a typical recourse of the desperate, especially of the young, unmarried woman who feared exile by an over-exacting society. After 1840, however, evidence began to surface showing that the social character of the practice had changed. Rather than abortion as a last resort for the immoral lower class, the highest proportion of women whose abortions were recorded between 1840 and 1880 were married, native-born, Protestant women of middle- and upper-class status. According to Linda Gordon, the American Medical Association initiated a formal investigation of the frequency of abortion and, subsequently, medical attacks on abortion grew in number and in the intensity of their moral condemnation. Their crusade to illegalize abortion was not, as some claimed, based on the grounds that the practice of abortion was unsafe."

Tags:childbearing, reproduction, mothers, Anglo-Saxons

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"Every January 22 since the 1973 Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion, opponents of the decision gather in Washington, D.C. to protest what they consider to be a fundamental legal mistake. Thus far, these protectors and their March for Life have failed to achieve the overturning of the famous Roe versus wade decision.

As a matter of course, the 1973 ruling created a national policy on abortion by removing any previous state laws that were varying in their degree of restrictiveness. However, Roe versus Wade may have somewhat decriminalized the practice of abortion in some instances, but it had little impact on either the ethical or moral constraints such actions bring about. In the same light, new medical evidence has been given that has ... "

Abstract
This paper presents the argument that abortion is wrong. The paper explores the development of the fetus as well as the moral issue surrounding the topic.

Outline:
Introduction
Pro-Life
Pro-Choice
Rebuttal
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Life is something that should be valued. The beat of a heart, the curl of a toe and evidence of a brain are all indicators that a human being exists. Putting aside the religious issues the moral and legal issues dictate that pro-life is the only possible choice. "
"When babies can be saved that way one pound, how can medical science say that a fetus is not a person? If a person is allowed to get an abortion up to four months into the pregnancy and a baby being born at four months is now sometimes a viable life, how can one draw any other conclusion except that abortion is indeed murder? "

Tags:conception, Roe, vs, Wade, child, womb, life

Abstract
This paper examines the fundamental theological concerns posed by the debate on abortion, focusing on the personhood of the fetus and the religious point of view that the unborn should be considered as persons from the time of their conception. It also argues that advocates of abortion try to dismiss abortion as if it is a case of personal autonomy and contends that even a tiny little being should get the right to live and develop the great gift of life given by God.

From the Paper
"Radical conservative groups which consisted of Roman Catholic clergy considered that abortion was exclusively justifiable in cases when the life of the mother would be at risk during childbirth. It was liberals, reformers, and feminists who stressed the person's right to control her own body, and regarded that the interests of completely formed, adult women dominated those of the fertilized egg, the zygote, the embryo, or the fetus. It was the moderates who attempted to split the difference and backed abortion rights under some situation, but shunned the concept of abortion on demand, considering that some boundaries on abortion were needed. (Rubin, 53) "

Tags:conception, fetus, god

Abstract
This paper presents an examination of the topic of abortion and takes the stance that it should be illegal barring health reasons. The writer discusses the topic from a moral, legal and political standpoint while providing a solid foundation for making abortion illegal unless there are health reasons warranting it. It discusses how the legalization of abortion has opened the door for the murder of innocent children and while the pro-life advocates argue that the embryo is not a life, the heartbeat begins within weeks of conception. If society uses a heart beat to determine whether someone is alive in the world, the same criteria should apply to the life of an unborn baby.

From the Paper
"One of the most controversial court rulings in United States history was the Roe vs. Wade abortion decision in the 1970's. That decision legalized abortion without cause. Any pregnant woman who meets the criteria with gestational age was ruled competent to decide on abortion and get one in a medical setting without facing legal ramifications. Legalizing abortions sent shock waves through the conservative community for years that have yet to subside. In the three plus decades following the decision medical science has made advances in understanding life forms and their beginnings."

Tags:embryo, life, death, murder, fetus, society, heart, pro-life

Abstract
This paper explores whether policy endogeneity partially explains the negative relationship generally reported between parental involvement laws and abortion rates, since parental involvement laws are found to be negatively related to both teen and adult abortion rates. Since parental involvement laws may be more likely to be passed in jurisdictions with a higher level of anti-abortion sentiment, both the laws and anti-abortion sentiment may be responsible for lower abortion rates. To explore this possible interrelatedness, a religiosity-level variable was used as a proxy for anti-abortion sentiment, since anti-abortion sentiment might affect abortion rates directly and indirectly through the greater likelihood of the enactment of parental involvement laws.

From the Paper
"The relationship of parental involvement laws and religiosity level to abortion rates was analyzed for teens and adults; regressions were estimated for four age groups: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, and 30-34 years old. Residence county-level 1995 abortion rates were regressed against parental involvement laws and religiosity levels as well as several control county-level variables--restrictive public funding, unemployment rate, population density, percent of college graduates, extent of poverty, percent of married-couple families, and geographic region. The sample consisted of the 1,008 counties from the 17 states that reported abortion numbers by county and by age group."

Tags:abortion, involvement, laws, parental, rates, research, study

Abstract
The paper begins by defining the anti-abortion position on abortion and then gives the statistics on the position of many countries regarding this issue. The pro-choice lobby is also cited and their views discussed. The body of the paper is based on the views on abortion in four countries: Brazil, China, France, and The United States. Each country has very different positions and laws regarding abortion and all are discussed in-depth. The paper concludes that each person must have a position on abortion. If abortion is wrong, then both mother and baby should be protected, unless it can be shown that one's life might be lost if the pregnancy were allowed to continue. If abortion is acceptable then the mother must be protected and society must understand that there is only one human in this equation.

From the Paper
"There are many people today who believe that abortion is wrong and bad. They recognize that medical science has long since proven conclusively that human life begins at fertilization. Accordingly, they cannot and do not deny that abortion is killing. Further, most also believe abortion is against God's will. But there different peoples and theirs different points of view, even countries have own position on this problem: 39% of the world's women live under restrictive abortion laws: 25% in parts of the world where abortion is permitted only to save a woman's life or is prohibited altogether, 10% where abortion is allowed only when it is necessary to protect a woman's physical health or her life, and 4% in places where abortion is permitted only for these reasons or to protect a woman's mental health."

Tags:abortion, antopology, brazil, france, human, sexuality, usa, cultural, socioeconomic, differences, contraceptive, clandestine

Abstract
The writer of this paper argues that the core of the moral question regarding abortion is "personhood," not biological human life as such. The writer discusses that the stages of fetal development can therefore be taken into account in formulating the ethics and law of abortion. The writer also looks at the anti-abortion position.

From the Paper
"'Fetal Development' and 'Abortion Abortion' say anti-abortion activists or pro-life activists, as they prefer to be called, is murder. The anti-abortion position applies this not only to fetuses nearing full term and just about to be born into the world, but to embryos that have just been fertilized and that as of yet have no heart, lungs, nervous system or brain. The argument will be made below that the fundamental, legal and ethical question with respect to abortion is one of personhood. Personhood is ... "

Tags:abortion, fetus, embryo, fetal, development, roe, v, wade, murder