Just as nations around the world have begun to revise their laws that restrict women's
access to safe, legal abortions, the United States is moving rapidly in the opposite direction …

More anti-abortion legislation was passed in 2011 than in any other year since Roe v. Wade
was decided in 1973 [1]. In the first half of the year, when most of the legislative activity took …

... with respect to his own feelings and circumstances, the most ordinary man or woman has
means of knowledge immeasurably surpassing those that can be possessed by anyone …

In the US, legal abortion is considered extremely safe, and abortion-related mortality is
reported to be far lower than mortality associated with term childbirth. Yet, the voluntary …

This new edition of Abortion: The Supreme Court Decisions includes all of the major
Supreme Court decisions on abortion since the 1960s—as well as many majority …

There is a global trend toward the liberalization of abortion laws driven by women's rights,
public health, and human rights advocates. This trend reflects the recognition of women's …

Many rich democracies have earlier cutoffs for abortion-but allow it later for a variety of
reasons. And around the world, it has been much more common to expand access than …

In hearings before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee on her nomination
as US Surgeon General, 1 Arkansas Health Department Director Joycelyn Elders, MD, was …

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 …

As the nation's post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key
facts about Americans' views on abortion.