Abortion

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General

Abortion: All sides of the issue
Scroll down to “Topics Covered in this Section” to find an overview, basic facts, religious/ethical aspects, public opinion, law and methods of abortion. From ReligiousTolerance.org, a multi-faith organization in the U.S. and Canada.

Pro Choice

Abortion (The Alan Guttmacher Institute)
Links to fact sheets with statistics on the incidence of abortion in the U.S., state-by-state trends, accessibility of abortion services, and more. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI), a nonprofit organization whose “mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men.”

Abortion
Provides questions and answers on choosing abortion (surgical and versus the abortion pill) as well as other pregnancy options. From Planned Parenthood Federation of America, a reproductive health care organization.

NARAL: Pro Choice America
Provides legislation, facts and issues briefs, and publications on abortion and reproductive health and safety. From NARAL, formerly known as the National Abortion and Reproduction Rights Action League, “the political arm of the pro-choice movement and a strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice.”

National Abortion Federation
Click on “Abortion Facts” under the tab “About Abortion” for fact sheets on all aspects of abortion. From the National Abortion Federation, a professional association of abortion providers in the U.S. and Canada.

National Organization for Women
Discusses current issues and legislative information as well as NOW's current stand and history supporting abortion rights. From the National Organization for Women, an organization “dedicated to making legal, political, social and economic change in our society in order…to eliminate sexism and end all oppression.”

Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Has links to press releases and action alerts. Also discusses Christianity and abortion, Judaism and abortion, reasons why one Catholic woman is pro choice, and more. From the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, a group that "works to ensure reproductive choice through the moral power of religious communities."

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Pro Life

Family Research Council: Abortion Resources
Provides links to publications on different aspects of abortion. From the Family Research Council, a group trying to “formulate public policy that values human life and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family.” Scroll to bottom of page to find links to topics.

LifeNews.com
A pro-life news service with articles covering state, national, and international events. From LifeNews.com, an “independent news agency specifically devoted to reporting news that affects the pro-life community.”

National Right to Life
Defines abortion and discusses different abortion techniques. Includes links to a timeline, facts, legislation, and alternatives to abortion. From the National Right to Life, an organization founded in 1973 in opposition to the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.

Pro-Life Action League
Contains action news, abortion information, and links to other pro-life sites. From the Pro-Life Action League, a group founded in 1980 “with the aim of saving babies’ lives through non-violent direct action.”

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Law

Abortion Policies – A Global Review
United Nations Report of abortion laws by country available as downloadable Microsoft Word files.  Last updated in 2002.

Roe v Wade: Key US abortion ruling
A brief overview of the importance of Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the U.S. From the BBC News.

Supreme Court Cases 1965-1990
A timeline, with summaries, of U.S. Supreme Court cases related to abortion. Maintained by Manfred Kuechler, a professor of Sociology at Hunter College, the largest college of the City University of New York.

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Last Updated: December 15, 2009