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The Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in Roe v. Wade / J. Shoshanna Ehrlich -- Public opinion on abortion is influenced by science and ethics / Bonnie Steinbock -- The right to privacy protects a woman's right to choose abortion : the Supreme Court's decision / Harry Blackmun -- Requiring parental or spousal consent for abortion is unconstitutional : the Supreme Court's decision / Harry Blackmun -- States may require parental consent for abortion if an alternative form of authorization is also available : the Supreme Court's decision / Lewis F. Powell Jr. -- States may enact abortion restrictions that do not pose substantial obstacles : the Supreme Court's decision / Sandra Day O'Connor -- Parental involvement laws for abortion protect minors / Mailee R. Smith -- Mandatory parental-involvement laws threaten young women's safety / NARAL Pro-Choice America -- Parental involvement laws reduce minors' abortion rate / Michael New -- The impact of laws requiring parental involvement for abortion : a literature review / Amanda Dennis, Stanley K. Henshaw, Theodore J. Joyce, Lawrence B. Finer, and Kelly Blanchard -- Beyond apocalypse and apology : a moral defense of abortion / Caitlin Borgmann and Catherine Weiss -- There is a growing aversion to abortion, especially among teens / Steve Chapman -- The attorney who successfully argued Roe v. Wade recounts her experience : personal narrative / Sarah Weddington, interviewed by Martha Burk -- The plaintiff from Roe v. Wade explains her conversion against abortion : personal narrative -- Norma Mccorvey, interviewed by Frank Pavone -- A doctor who performs abortions reflects on her experience : personal narrative / Susan Wicklund, interviewed by Eryn Loeb. |
