Abstract In 1971, Judith Jarvis Thomson published what was then and still often is regarded
as a trailblazing philosophical defense of a woman's right to have a lawful abortion. It is time …

Educated American opinion today accords an acceptance to abortion which even a decade
ago it did not enjoy. Estimates of its actual practice in America vary enormously; the highest …

Since the 1973 Supreme Court decision," Keep abortion safe and legal" has been a rallying
cry for those who believe that individuals should have the right to determine the course of …

Philosophical and popular thinking about abortion is influenced by the belief that the
fundamental issue in settling the morality of abortion is whether a fetus is a person (is a …

'I think Prohibition was fatal to the rule of law in America,'said my Canadian friend,
discussing the Chicago Convention riots of 1968. Can it be argued that those who practised …

Few issues in American society create the rancor or the polarization that abortion does. The
nation is engaged in an agonizing struggle which usually appears to be a hopeless attempt …

During its first two years of publication, Philosophy & Public Affairs contributed to the public
debate on abortion a set of remarkable and brilliant articles which examine the basic …

The Supreme Court of the United States in its landmark decision in Roe V. Wade on January
22, 1973 virtually gave the green light to all abortions. Since that time, it is estimated that …

Abstract The recent Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade could hardly be said to have
solved the problem of abortion. 1 Grave religious and moral issues remain, and until these …

Abortion/Richard Selzer--The bad old days/Ellen Messer & Kathryn E. May--The abortion
orphans/Anna Quindlen--Roe v. Wade--Webster v. Reproduction Health Services--Planned …