Ultimate Abortion Law Homepage Text and commentary on Roe v. Wade and its successors. Other legal elements of abortion issue including state and canon law.
Roe v. Wade (1973) The U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down many state laws restricting abortion. At the Legal Information Institue (Cornell University).
Fetal Psychology Research study published in Psychology Today (Oct. 1998) addresses the relative developmental capabilities of the human fetus at particular gestation points. Relevant to abortion considerations.
Almanac of Policy Issues: Abortion News, background information, and links on abortion policy, including Roe v. Wade, RU-486, fetal tissue research, and related issues.
Resources on Abortion Includes definitions of important terms, background information on abortion law, news stories about the issue, and various opinions. Produced for the Ohio University Computer Assisted Language Learning Lab.
Abortion: History of Abortion in the United States Article on the history of abortion in the United States, plus links to further information on abortion in the US and around the world. Includes prochoice and prolife links.
Abortion: All Sides of the Issue ReligiousTolerance.org site describes the issues and various religious and ethical perspectives.
Abortion Law Development: A Brief Overview An overview of legislative issues and court rulings affecting the abortion issue, including federal funding of abortion, partial birth abortion, parental notification, and spousal consent.
Abortion and Ethics Effective meta-site containing facilitated access to relevant articles, books, court decisions, and current news articles. Biographical guide, discussion forum, Internet resources.
Fairfield County Weekly: Roe v. Wade Five articles about abortion in America before the Roe v. Wade decision. One is a personal account of the reasons for being a pro-life activist. The other four look at various aspects of the history of abortion in the U.S., from a pro-choice perspective.
Abortion Issues - About.com Information, features, and web links on the issue and on pro-life and pro-choice views.
The Morality of Abortion: A Critique Personal philosophical essay that concludes that both pro-choice and pro-life positions, as understood by the author, contain anti-intuitive premises.
Just Facts - Abortion Large collection of short "facts" about scientific, constitutional, political and other aspects of the abortion debate. Fully footnoted to identify the sources of the information.
Abortion Policies: A Global Review United Nations Population Division report on abortion laws and policies around the world, including a country-by-country survey. [Documents are in PDF and DOC formats.]
Frontline: Abortion Clinic A PBS archived documentary on an abortion clinic in Chester, Pennsylvania, along with an investigation on the women who went there and why. (April 18, 1983)
Planned Parenthood v. Casey Supreme Court verdict on five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982.
Pro Choice Talk An issue neutral, free public forum organization for abortion debate. Contains articles, essays, member posted facts, quotes and different views on the legal abortion issue.
Respect for Life An organization that calls itself anti-abortion yet pro-choice, and seeks to keep abortion legal and lessen it through increased birth control iniatives.
Abortion in Law, History, and Religion Outlines the history of abortion, restrictions on it, different religious views of abortion, and its current and evolving legal status around the world.
