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Abortion and Ethics - http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/Abortion/index.html
Effective meta-site containing facilitated access to relevant articles, books, court decisions, and current news articles. Biographical guide, discussion forum, Internet resources. |
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Frontline: Abortion Clinic - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/twenty/watch/abortion.html
A PBS archived documentary on an abortion clinic in Chester, Pennsylvania, along with an investigation on the women who went there and why. (April 18, 1983) |
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Resources on Abortion - http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/abortion/index.html
Includes definitions of important terms, background information on abortion law, news stories about the issue, and various opinions. Produced for the Ohio University Computer Assisted Language Learning Lab. |
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Stenberg v. Carhart - http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-830.ZS.html
U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the controversial Nebraska partial-birth abortion case. Hosted by Cornell's Legal Information Institute. |
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Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview - http://www.policyalmanac.org/culture/archive/crs_abortion_overview.shtml
An overview of legislative issues and court rulings affecting the abortion issue, including federal funding of abortion, partial birth abortion, parental notification, and spousal consent. |
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Kaiser Daily Health Reports: Reproductive Health - http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_repro.cfm
Daily reports on reproductive issues; often includes abortion-related news. |
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Abortion Policies: A Global Review - http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/index.htm
United Nations Population Division report on abortion laws and policies around the world, including a country-by-country survey. [Documents are in PDF and DOC formats.] |
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Dr. Henry Morgentaler: Fighting Canada's Abortion Laws - http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-107/life_society/morgentaler/
CBC archives of news reports and analyses on the abortion issue, focused on the Montreal doctor who broke the law and opened an abortion clinic in 1969. Includes TV and radio clips and educational materials. |
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey - http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/91-744.ZS.html
Supreme Court verdict on five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982. |
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On Abortion: A Lincolnian Position - http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/95sep/abortion/abortion.htm
Principled yet pragmatic, Lincoln's stand on slavery offers a basis for a new politics of civility that is at once anti-abortion and pro-choice. Published in the Atlantic Monthly, September 1995. |
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Abortion: History of Abortion in the United States - http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/a/abortion.htm
Article on the history of abortion in the United States, plus links to further information on abortion in the US and around the world. Includes prochoice and prolife links. |
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Fetal Psychology - http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/tul/psychtoday9809.html
Research study published in Psychology Today (Oct. 1998) addresses the relative developmental capabilities of the human fetus at particular gestation points. Relevant to abortion considerations. |
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Almanac of Policy Issues: Abortion - http://www.policyalmanac.org/culture/abortion.shtml
News, background information, and links on abortion policy, including Roe v. Wade, RU-486, fetal tissue research, and related issues. |
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Civic Practices Network: Common Ground - http://www.cpn.org/topics/families/prolife.html
Describes how pro-life and pro-choice groups use dialogue and shared concerns to find common ground. |
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Respect for Life - http://www.respectforlife.org/
An organization that calls itself anti-abortion yet pro-choice, and seeks to keep abortion legal and lessen it through increased birth control initiatives. |
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The Morality of Abortion: A Critique - http://www.efn.org/~bsharvy/abortion.html
Personal philosophical essay that concludes that both pro-choice and pro-life positions, as understood by the author, contain anti-intuitive premises. |
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Pro Choice Talk - http://www.prochoicetalk.com/
An issue neutral, free public forum organization for abortion debate. Contains articles, essays, member posted facts, quotes and different views on the legal abortion issue. |
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Should Abortion Be Legalised in Queensland, Australia? - http://www.bladesplace.id.au/abortion-law-queensland.html
Student's argumentative essay on the social issues and legislation on abortion in the state of Queensland, Australia, including links to related sites. |
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Just Facts - Abortion - http://www.justfacts.com/abortion.htm
Large collection of short "facts" about scientific, constitutional, political and other aspects of the abortion debate. Fully footnoted to identify the sources of the information. |
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Abortion: All Sides of the Issue - http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm
ReligiousTolerance.org site describes the issues and various religious and ethical perspectives. |