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35 years later: Americans still debating abortion

Perhaps Roe v. Wade was meant to end the abortion debate in this country; Supreme Court rulings can do that. But not in this case.

Instead, the ruling that legalized abortion nationwide -- handed down 35 years ago -- has given way to two generations of argument and debate. It's at the heart of presidential politics and Supreme Court appointments. And it shows no sign of going away.

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Ben likes: Quiet decline

Michael J. New/National Review Online

The media continue to largely ignore America’s long-term abortion decline. Instead, they continue provide plenty of favorable coverage to a relatively small number of analyses which supposedly indicate that both the passage of pro-life legislation and support for pro-life candidates does little to affect the incidence of abortion.

But before the media and pro-choice activists insist that the incidence of abortion is unaffected by its legal status and attempts to legally restrict abortion are doomed to failure, they may want to consider looking at the trends and reviewing the research — including research published by organizations that support legal abortion.

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Joel likes: Abortion's battle of messages

Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman/Los Angeles Times

In recent years, the antiabortion movement successfully put the nitty-gritty details of abortion procedures on public display, increasing the belief that abortion is serious business and that some societal involvement is appropriate. Those who are pro-choice have not convinced America that we support a public discussion of the moral dimensions of abortion. Likewise, we haven't convinced people that we are the ones actually doing things to make it possible for women to avoid needing abortions.

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Pro Life

Submitted on May 5th, 2008 by Anonymous

Abortion is just wrong. How can people just take away the right of a baby to take its first breath of air or its first word? i think if they really didn't want that baby they should have held of on sexual intercourse. I was supposed to be an abortion and if it were not for my grandmother i would have been. I am now trying to go to school to be either a social worker or a lawyer.

Anti-abortion (Sage Cash)

Submitted on April 10th, 2008 by Anonymous

Why would anyone want to murder their own child? I think this is cruel.People go to jail for fighting dogs, but don't get in any trouble for murdering their own kid. This is unspeakable.Why would you harm your own child? I believe people should get punished for this type of act.How do you feel about it?

anti-abortion

Submitted on April 10th, 2008 by Anonymous

I believe that everyone has the right to live there life.Noone should be killed just because because their mom or dad don't want them. If your stupid enough to have unprotected sex, then you should raise the child. Don't throw someones life away just because you can't affored raising them.If you don't want to have a child, don't have sex. Sex isn't something you do for fun. It's to bring new life in this world. Don't murder a life that you don't know what there capable of achieving. There is plenty of support groups that will help you raise your child if you can't afford it. Have the child and raise him/her the way you think the child should be raised. If you bekieve the same, e-mail me at(.)
Sincerly,
Sage Cash.

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