A measure of moral clarity and societal consensus can only be achieved on the far
side of the abortion debate, and that far side is not yet within sight.
In that connection, they might read in particular the dissenting opinion written by James Burtchaell, author of Rachel Weeping and one of the most incisive minds today exploring the
ramifications of the abortion debate (see This World, Summer 1989).
The fact that the mediating Protestant statements on abortion appeal to the same theological arguments that Catholics do and yet disagree with Catholic statements concerning exceptional circumstances illustrates once again that theological disagreements are not at the
root of the abortion debate.
From my perspective the
focus of the abortion debate should be sentience; however, even if we are at some point able to determine definitively when during pregnancy fetal sentience begins, we would still be faced with dealing with the ethical issue of law denying women autonomy.
The next
chapter of the abortion debate unfolded in 1992, when the Irish Supreme Court ruled that women had the right to an abortion if the mother's life was imperiled by the pregnancy.
Austin, Texas (CNN)- The
divisiveness of the abortion debate was on full display in the Texas statehouse Monday as SB1, also known as the fetal pain bill, was opened to public comment by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
Hillary Clinton faced criticism from both sides
of the abortion debate after she waded into the fraught argument about when life begins by describing the unborn as a «person.»
The ruling released on Monday in a 5 - 3 decision is being considered by advocates on both sides
of the abortion debate as one of the most consequential in a generation from the high court.
Activists on both sides
of the abortion debate tell POLITICO they've never seen a legislator pursue Planned Parenthood with such a single - minded focus.
Her first book, After Roe: The Lost
History of the Abortion Debate (2015), won the 2014 Harvard University Press Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize for best first manuscript.
Republican presidential front - runner Donald Trump said on Wednesday that women who end pregnancies should face punishment if the United States bans abortion, triggering a torrent of criticism from both
sides of the abortion debate, including from his White House rivals.
They recognized, as United Methodists on either side
of the abortion debate have recognized until recently, that the in vitro human embryo makes, at the very least, an iconic moral claim.
Uuuummmm, Guttmacher inst!tute stats are generally accepted by both sides
of the abortion debate.
A New York state ethics board has denied applications from groups on both sides
of the abortion debate a request to keep private their donor lists.
The opposition, which also includes groups on both sides
of the abortion debate, Second Amendment advocates and the state's Conservative Party, spent over $ 1 million running ads and distributing lawn signs in the weeks leading up to the vote.
It includes unions, the state's Conservative Party and groups on both sides
of the abortion debate.
Groups on both sides
of the abortion debate are members.
A state ethics board has denied applications from groups on both sides
of the abortion debate a request to keep private their donor lists.
Incredibly moving and powerful, it marks an impressive feature film debut from Shane and Wilson, and should pretty much be required viewing for anyone on either side
of the abortion debate.
The bottom line, however, is that making Planned Parenthood a target is probably good for those on both sides
of the abortion debate.
Shutting down clinics would make it harder for many women to obtain birth control — and the last thing either side
of the abortion debate should want is an increase in unwanted pregnancies that result in more abortions.