http://www.opposingviews.com/questions/should-abortion-be-legal Opposing Views - Should Abortion be Legal? http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/politicians-shouldnt-interfere-in-private-medical-matters Women should be trusted to make private medical decisions—including the decision to obtain an abortion —in consultation with their health care providers and those they choose to involve. Today, abortion is one of the most common and safest... NAF Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:34:56 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/politicians-shouldnt-interfere-in-private-medical-matters http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/legal-abortion-promotes-health-and-justice-for-women The situations that women face are unique to their own life experiences. A woman's decision to have an abortion is based on many factors, including whether the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest; the inability to be financially responsible... NAF Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:34:49 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/legal-abortion-promotes-health-and-justice-for-women http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/illegal-abortion-hurts-women Outlawing abortion does not necessarily reduce the number of abortions, but rather forces women to jeopardize their lives and health in order to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. In fact, in many countries where abortion is illegal but unintended... NAF Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:34:40 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/illegal-abortion-hurts-women http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/real-choice-requires-truth As is written in our Declaration of Independence, all human beings “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, among these are Life…”? Abortion advocates reject this and other fundamental American values, including truth and... ADF Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:34:21 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/real-choice-requires-truth http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-hurts-women Abortion may be legal, but it is not safe.? Abortion advocates regularly sue to stop laws that simply make abortion centers abide by the same health standards as real medical clinics.? As a result, abortions are largely unregulated and... ADF Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:32:09 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-hurts-women http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-kills-innocent-children To discuss abortion rationally we must first define what it is.? Abortion advocates dishonestly refuse to face this issue.? They hide behind nebulous slogans like “pro-choice.”? They harp on every other concern—economics, feelings, fe... ADF Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:29:50 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-kills-innocent-children http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-has-a-negative-impact-on-communities-and-society-at-large Despite “ pro-choice ” predictions to the contrary, the illegitimacy rate has increased significantly since Roe v. Wade. The percent of children born out of wedlock at the time of Roe was 15.5 percent, but by 2000 that number... FRC Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:29:38 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-has-a-negative-impact-on-communities-and-society-at-large http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/women-suffer-physically-and-psychologically-after-abortion Abortion can cause both short-term and long-term physical complications, and can significantly affect a woman’s ability to have healthy future pregnancies. Though there are no requirements for states report abortion data to any... FRC Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:29:31 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/women-suffer-physically-and-psychologically-after-abortion http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/every-abortion-takes-the-life-of-a-human-being At the time of fertilization, when a sperm penetrates the "ovum" or egg cell, a new human organism comes into existence, with a complete and unique genetic code. This is a scientific fact, not a religious claim. Those who claim not to know "when... FRC Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:29:17 -0600 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/every-abortion-takes-the-life-of-a-human-being http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/anti-abortionists-claim-to-being-pro-life-is-a-classic-big-lie The anti-abortionists' attitude, however, is: "The actual life of the parents be damned! Give up your life, liberty, property and the pursuit of your own happiness." Sentencing a woman to sacrifice her life to an embryo is not upholding the... Ayn Rand Institute Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:27:05 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/anti-abortionists-claim-to-being-pro-life-is-a-classic-big-lie http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/there-are-legitimate-reasons-why-a-woman-might-have-an-abortion There are many legitimate reasons why a rational woman might have an abortion -- accidental pregnancy, rape, birth defects, danger to her health. The issue here is the proper role for government. If a pregnant woman acts wantonly or capriciously... Ayn Rand Institute Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:27:04 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/there-are-legitimate-reasons-why-a-woman-might-have-an-abortion http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-status-of-the-embryo-in-the-first-trimester-is-the-basic-issue The status of the embryo in the first trimester is the basic issue that cannot be sidestepped. The embryo is clearly pre-human; only the mystical notions of religious dogma treat this clump of cells as constituting a person. We must not confuse... Ayn Rand Institute Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:27:04 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/the-status-of-the-embryo-in-the-first-trimester-is-the-basic-issue http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-rights-are-pro-life-and-must-be-defended-in-fundamental-terms Today, no one is defending the right to abortion in fundamental terms, which is why the pro-abortion rights forces are on the defensive. Abortion-rights advocates should not cede the terms "pro-life" and "right to life" to the anti-abortionists. It... Ayn Rand Institute Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:27:02 -0500 http://www.opposingviews.com/arguments/abortion-rights-are-pro-life-and-must-be-defended-in-fundamental-terms