In These Times

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• • 30 May 07
  • 3:59 pm

  A few notions to consider in the abortion debate: --The issue isn't whether abortions will occur, but who does them, and where. -- Women in evangelical, religious right, Catholic, and other traditionally anti-abortion groups end unwanted pregnancies with safe, legal abortions. --Personhool under the Constitution and the law begins at birth. Fetuses and embryos are not persons and should not be treated as such. --The abortion issue is largely about women's roles, specifically their roles in life outside the home. Women with briefcases are anathema to those who hold traditional views of women as wives and mothers. Birth control and abortion …

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• • 30 May 07
  • 5:12 pm

  More notions to consider in the abortion debate: --Activism on the part of abortion rights advocates is essential to keeping abortion legal and accessible. --The battle today, at least for now, is for access to services that are legal. It's up to us advocates to make our view known and ensure that all women can get care they want and need, in a timely fashion. --All reproductive rights advocates should make it their business to know where candidates for state and federal office stand on the legality and access issues, and vote accordingly. -- Advocates must understand the connection between the …

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• • 30 May 07
  • 5:16 pm

  --Abortion and birth control are not matters for any legislature to decide. They are individual rights that are beyond the reach of government.

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