This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether abortion is immoral, whether abortion should be legally restricted, and whether legal abortion benefits society.
Content Note
Is abortion immoral? - Abortion is unjustified homicide / Matthew Flannagan - Abortion does not have the moral status of murder / William Saletan - Abortion violates the right to life of the unborn baby / Frank Pavone - Prohibition on abortion violates the human rights of women / Karen Espíndola - Abortion is wrong because human life begins at conception / Colleen Carroll Campbell - The existence of human life is irrelevant to the moral issue of abortion / Garry Wills - Should abortion be legally restricted? - Roe v. Wade should be overturned / Ken Blackwell - Roe v. Wade should not be overturned / Center for Reproductive Rights - There should be some restrictions on abortion / Ross Douthat - Restrictions do not significantly reduce abortions and have harmful consequences / Janet Pearson - Abortion should be completely restricted without exceptions / Leslie Tignor - Parental involvement laws should be required for a minor's abortion / Maggie Datiles - Parental involvement laws should not be required for a minor's abortion / NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation - Does legal abortion benefit or harm society? - Roe v. Wade has advanced women's equality / Deborah Jacobs - Roe v. Wade has not resulted in progress / Janice Shaw Crouse - Legal abortion saves women's lives / NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation - Legal abortion has not saved women's lives / Human Life International - Legal abortion results in a culture of death / George Neumayr - Opponents of abortion are creating a culture of terror / Melissa Harris-Perry.