TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thompson,Tamara
TI  - Abortion
T2  - Current controversies series
SN  - 9780737772050
AV  - HQ767.5.U5 A222 2015
U1  - 362.1988/80973 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Farmington Hills, Mich.
PB  - Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
KW  - Abortion
KW  - United States
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - fast
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Sexuality & Pregnancy
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government
KW  - Juvenile works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index; Chapter 1. What is the current landscape of the abortion debate? Overview: abortion remains an emotionally and politically charged issue / Cheryl Wetzstein -- Roe vs. Wade at forty: most oppose overturning abortion decision / David Masci -- Women seek abortions for a variety of complex reasons / M. Antonia Biggs, Heather Gould, and Diana Greene Foster -- The modern personhood movement--what is it? / National Personhood Alliance -- Personhood for eggs would have dangerous consequences / Kaili Joy Gray -- Legal abortion faces renewed challenges and restrictions / Lyle Denniston -- Young people will shape the future of abortion access / Kate Sheppard -- Chapter 2: Can abortion be morally justified? Yes: abortion can be morally justified. Safe and legal abortion is a human right / Center for Reproductive Rights -- Most Americans believe rape and incest justify abortion / The Associated Press -- Severe fetal defects justify late-term abortion / Jennifer Massoni -- No: abortion cannot be morally justified. Abortion can never be morally justified / American Life League -- The rights of a woman do not outweigh the rights of a child / AbortionFacts.com -- Late-term abortion is infanticide / Mary L. Davenport -- Chapter 3: Is abortion harmful to women and society? Yes: abortion is harmful to women and society. Abortion violates human rights / Ward Ricker -- For communities of color, abortion is genocide / Abort73.com -- No: abortion is not harmful to women and society. Safe and legal abortion benefits public health / Jodi Jacobson -- Groundbreaking new study: what happens to women who can't get abortions / Kathleen Geier -- Abortion does not increase mental health problems for women / Denis Campbell -- Chapter 4: Should access to abortion be restricted? Overview: access to abortion varies widely from state to state / Alina Salganicoff, Adara Beamesderfer, and Nisha Kurani -- Yes: access to abortion should be restricted. Abortion should be banned, regardless of the circumstances / Patrick Johnston -- Parental consent laws protect teens / Teresa S. Collett -- Conscience laws are essential to protect health-care providers' beliefs / Joxel Garcia and Terry Michael Rauch II -- No: access to abortion should not be restricted. Abortion can save a woman's life / National Women's Law Center -- Denying abortion revictimizes women who have been raped / Tara Culp-Ressler -- Conscience laws deprive women of vital health-care services / Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux
N2  - A compendium of opinion on the issue of abortion, including moral justification, women's health, and width of access
ER  -