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Jul 15, 2022 · About a third of U.S. adults (36%) say abortion should be illegal in all (8%) or most (28%) cases. Generally, Americans’ views of whether abortion should be legal remained relatively unchanged in the past few years, though support fluctuated somewhat in previous decades.
- Michael Lipka
Aug 26, 2022 · They’re already talked about banning that — banning the pill that helps women seek abortion who can’t make it to a clinic physically; that would make it even harder for women to travel.
Oct 18, 2022 · President Biden is scheduled to make what the White House is billing as a major speech later today about abortion rights. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Voters in some states are already casting...
- The Primary Questions
- The Secondary Questions
- The Two Sides
- The Silent 'Victim'
The moral debate about abortion deals with two separate questions: 1. Is abortion morally wrong? 2. Should abortion be legal or illegal?
But those two questions don't end the debate. If we conclude that abortion is not morally wrong, that doesn't mean that it's right to have an abortion; we need to ask whether having an abortion is the best thing (or least bad thing) to do in each particular case. If we conclude that abortion is morally wrong, that doesn't mean that it's always impe...
On one side are those who call themselves 'pro-life'. They say that intentionally caused abortion is always wrong (although it may on very rare occasions be the best thing to do). On the other side are those who call themselves 'pro-choice' or 'supporters of abortion rights', and who regard intentional abortion as acceptable in some circumstances.
People feel particularly strongly about abortion because there is no way of getting any opinion from the foetus - the potential 'victim' - about the issue (as there is when considering euthanasia), and because the foetus can easily be portrayed as an entirely innocent and defenceless being.
Jun 28, 2024 · Abortion took center stage during Thursday’s debate between President Biden and former President Trump. CNN anchor Dana Bash opened the conversation by asking Trump whether he’d block...
- faith.pinho@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Jul 15, 2022 · WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2022) – This morning, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify a right to reproductive freedom and abortion care into law.
Dec 2, 2021 · CNN — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on one of its most important cases in decades and considered the future of abortion rights in America. Front and center was the fate of...
