If the anti-choice argument were as strong as its proponents like to think, it would be supported by sound science. It’s not. Anti-abortion zealots traffic in lies and half-truths. For women already conflicted over abortion, those lies can be the source of guilt, self-loathing, and fear. Researchers have crafted well-designed studies about the effects…
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Abortion in American History
Author, Katha Pollitt wrote Abortion in American History in the May 1997 issue of The Atlantic. Ms. Pollitt’s article, Abortion in American History details the question of when human life begins, the personhood of the fetus – moral and legal status, the acceptance and non-acceptance of terminating a pregnancy and the philosophical grounds for each…