Should abortion be legal articles?

And in the 1970s, the women's movement demanded legal abortion as a right which should be available to all women--no matter how poor or how young, married or not. Today, however, the entire terrain of the abortion debate has been shifted. read more

Ireland Abortion Vote: ‘It’s Not a Man’s Issue,’ but Male Turnout Is Crucial Women are expected to vote in greater numbers in Friday’s referendum. But turnout among male Irish voters — who tend to consider abortion a women’s issue — may be critical. read more

Since abortion was legalized in 1973, the safety of the procedure has increased dramatically. The number of deaths per 100,000 legal abortion procedures declined from 4.1 to 0.6 between 1973 and 1997. In addition, Roe has improved the quality of many women’s lives. read more