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Clearing the Smoke on the Abortion Issue |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Sarah E. Petersen |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1986 |
| Size: 2,789 Words, 16,466 Characters |
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Abortion is a highly charged, emotional issue described bluntly as "murder" by religious conservatives and defended as "a woman's choice" by liberal feminists. It is certainly a moral issue, regardless of one's position, and it exemplifies issues that are central to the future development of American culture, national pride, and moral confidence.
There are two extreme positions in the abortion debate; one taken by those who believe that abortion is murder and unjustifiable under any circumstances, and the other by those who believe that abortion is merely a surgical technique to reverse an unwanted pregnancy. The legalization of abortion in the Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision (1973) brought the debate into the political arena. Politicians such as vice-presidential candidate Geral...
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...the point at which one becomes emotionally entangled. A sexual relationship is usually only subsequent to that. If we begin responsible action at this point, the issue of abortion may never need to come up.
Let us take the abortion issue seriously, indeed. It tells us something about our society that affects us all and is an indicator of our moral standing as nation and a culture. vbcrlf
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