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Legalized Abortion and Crime
Paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, explores the possibility that legal abortion has contributed to dropping crime rates.
http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_...
The Nation - Roe = Dred
George W. Bush's "strict constructionism" means overturning Roe v. Wade, says Katha Pollitt.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20041...
Sunshine for Women: Abortion with an Attitude
Information on the legal, medical, theological, and religious history of abortion and contraception from a pro-choice vantage point.
http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/abortion.htm...
Abortion: Education through Information
Overview of the abortion issue, including Roe v. Wade, mifepristone as an alternative to surgical abortion, and links to information and activism.
http://hometown.aol.com/sjheel/index.html
Ban on Abortion Procedure Violates Women's Rights
Documents a re-awakening of pro-choice activism and a large rally in 2004 in light of legislation threatening choice from President George W. Bush and the GOP dominated Congress. From the college newspaper The Batallion.
http://www.thebatt.com/news/546935.html
Sydney's Abortion
Essay by teenager on why she had an abortion, information on procedures, facts, journal, plus stories and opinions from others.
http://sydneysabortion.8m.com/
Blood Libel
Examines the roots of racism and the fear of sex in history and the pro-life movement.
http://www.postfun.com/pfp/features/98/oct...
Salon - How George Bush Will Ban Abortion
States that Bush is planning for a total ban on abortions, enacted incrementally.
http://salon.com/news/feature/2003/11/12/a...
The Wisdom of Abortion: Its Power, Purpose and Meaning
A new book that explains the immediate positive consequences of the abortion choice, as well as the long-term benefits for the woman, for her children, for her family, and for her country. With excerpts and related links.
http://wisdomofabortion.com/
The Seattle Times - The Real Arguments Over Late Abortions
Editorial asserting that the Dilation and Extraction ban signed by Bush is nothing more than a political maneuver to chip away at a woman's right to choose, and the law is so vague that it fails to address important medical issues.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/edit...
Sacred Choices: The Right to Contraception and Abortion in Ten World Religions
Ethicist Daniel Maguire and other scholars discuss moral and religious perspectives on reproductive choice.
http://www.sacredchoices.org/Sacred_Choice...
Reproductive Rights: Body Politic
The American Prospect's website containing health information, political articles and debate supporting reproductive rights.
http://www.prospect.org/issue_pages/reprod...
Issue in Focus: Reproductive Rights
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism presents news, action alerts, and views on abortion and related issues.
http://rac.org/advocacy/issues/issuereprts...
Priority Issues: Abortion
Collection of articles, fact sheets, briefing papers, book reviews, and other resources about laws and issues respecting access to abortion around the world. Center for Reproductive Law and Policy.
http://www.crlp.org/pri_abortion.html
The Abortion Rights Struggle: Prochoice vs. Anti
A pro-choice website "letting pro-choice and anti-choice activists make their case in their own words" through quotations and links.
http://www.execpc.com/~awallace/index.htm
Feminist Women's Health Center
Description of abortion procedures, reasons why women seek abortion, personal abortion stories, FAQs.
http://www.fwhc.org/abortion/
Pro-Choice Northern Ireland
Pro-Choice discussion group focusing on the issue of abortion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/prochoice...
Refuse and Resist: Abortion on Demand and Without Apology!
Collection of news stories, issue papers, and other materials for reproductive freedom activists.
http://www.refuseandresist.org/ab/index.ht...
My Abortion Story
One woman's experience with abortion and why it was the right decision for her.
http://hometown.aol.com/herstory2005
Abortion Clinic Days
Stories of a counselor in an abortion clinic, with reflections on the threat to choice from recent political decisions.
http://abortionclinicdays.blogs.com/
Why Abortion is Biblical
Asserts that anti-abortion activists misrepresent the biblical record by misquoting it and distorting its original meaning.
http://www.elroy.net/ehr/abortion.html
Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program
A student group at Hampshire College in Massachusetts with programs aimed at encouraging activism and leadership of young people in the reproductive rights movement.
http://clpp.hampshire.edu/
Save the Preconceived Babies
Concludes that the protection of each human life starts at conception.
http://www.geocities.com/preconceivedbabie...
Pro-Truth.net - The ABC' s of Abortion
Calls abortion an issue of religious freedom, the motives of anti-abortion activists to be political, exposes Christian anti-abortion hypocrisy, and presents evidence that true personhood begins at birth.
http://www.pro-truth.net/
Fight 4 Choice
Pro-choice activist site keeping tabs on the Bush administration, congress and the courts' anti-choice activities
http://www.fight4choice.com
alt.support.abortion.moderated
Home page for a newsgroup which functions as a support forum for pro-choice advocates who would like to share their advocacy experiences, voice their concerns, and/or to provide public information.
http://stump.algebra.com/~asam/
Why Abortion is Moral
Essay challenging six common arguments made against abortion, with links to related essays.
http://www.elroy.net/ehr/abortionanswers.h...
Abortion and Reason
Essay attempting to apply logic to the abortion question instead of emotion.
http://www.rationallink.org/abortion.htm
Wax Bush
A documentary focusing exclusively on the current state of women's reproductive rights in America. The film examines the current crisis in women's reproductive freedoms and the systematic attacks by the Bush administration on a woman's right to choose.
http://www.waxbush2004.com/
Reproductive Health & Rights Center
US and California medical and legal information for health care consumers, educators, advocates, and activists.
http://www.choice.org/
Save Roe
Provides facts on the Supreme Court decision and subsequent legislation, gives stories by women who needed abortions, and chronicles the Bush Administration's actions against abortion and birth control.
http://www.saveroe.com/
Abortion Rights
Campaigning for legal reform and the provision of easily accessible, woman friendly, NHS funded abortion services.
http://www.abortionrights.org.uk/
WEL Australia - Issues: Abortion
Women's Electoral League webpages that deal with abortion. Includes WEL's pro-choice policy, newsletter articles and media releases.
http://www.wel.org.au/issues/abortion/
Pro Life, No Choice -- by Pam Squyres
Mother Jones article tells how Catholic heath care chains are absorbing a growing number of small-town hospitals -- leaving local women with nowhere to go for services from abortions to fertility treatments.
http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/hospi...
The State of Roe v. Wade
Reports on a December 1999 survey on U.S. voters attitudes toward abortion and Roe v. Wade.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/About/PRE...
Abortion: Teaching Why as Well as How
Medical educators offer their perspectives on the social and health benefits of abortion and the need for younger health care professionals to understand the importance of safe abortion.
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/35...
Partial Birth Abortion
An essay written by pro-choicers, describing how they view both sides of the issue.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/abo_pba....
The Aborted Contract and the Right to Life
Essay presenting the pros and cons of the abortion debate from the vantage point of social contract theory.
http://samvak.tripod.com/abort.html
Abortion Is Not a Sin
Essay arguing that the Bible supports abortion and reproductive rights, and the claim that life begins at conception is tantamount to blasphemy.
http://www.postfun.com/pfp/blasphemy.html
Pro Abortion is Pro-Life; Anti-Abortion is Anti-Life
Includes essays, FAQ, links and a forum. Advocates that a child cannot acquire any rights until it is born.
http://www.abortionisprolife.com/
National Center for Men's Voluntary Fatherhood Project
Advocates legalization of choice for fathers. Believes fathers should be allowed to terminate their parental rights and responsibilities during a limited period.
http://www.nas.com/c4m/
I'm Not Sorry
Offers women sharing their positive experiences with abortion. With news, FAQ, archive, forum, and links.
http://www.imnotsorry.net/
Voice for Choice
Campaign for abortion on request throughout the United Kingdom. Web site has information about UK abortion law, news, and other information.
http://www.abortionrights.plus.com/vfc/
From the Back Alleys to the Supreme Court and Beyond
A five-segment audio adaptation of the video trilogy titled From the Back Alleys to the Supreme Court and Beyond (in Real Audio).
http://www.albany.edu/history/FromTheBackA...
Feminist Majority Foundation - National Clinic Access Project
Organization leads efforts to keep women's health clinics open in the face of violence and harassment by abortion opponents.
http://www.feminist.org/rrights/ncapabout....
Abortion and Women's Reproductive Self-Determination
In-depth, extensive examination of the issue of abortion from religious, historical, scientific and moral/ethical perspectives.
http://www.wordwiz72.com/choice.html
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