Investigates the controversial issue of abortion, looks at its long history, and provides stories of women who have dealt with this difficult decision.
Presents an overview of the issues that surround the debate over abortion; and discusses both the pro-life and pro-choice views, the history, legality, and possible common ground on the issue.
Presents a collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with teen pregnancy including sex education, contraceptives, parental consent for abortions, and abstinence.
Discusses the social causes of teen pregnancy, problems faced by pregnant teens and the alternatives available to them, the impact of parenthood on teens of both sexes, and approaches to the problem.
Presents opposing viewpoints on abortion, discussing such issues as morality, legality, restriction of abortion rights, and research using aborted fetal tissue.
feminism, morality, and the hard choices women make
Cannold, Leslie
2000
Proposes a feminist approach to abortion that takes into account women's actual experiences with this choice and focuses pro-choice arguments on morality concerning the fetus rather than simply control of one's body.
Presents the history of the abortion issue in the United States, using primary documents such as position papers, government reports, and biographical accounts.
Examines the changing legal, medical, and moral issues surrounding abortion before and since Roe v. Wade; considers both anti-abortion and pro-choice points of view.
