Abortion Rights.

Discusses abortion rights. Verdict of the U.S. Supreme Court in Roe. vs. Wade; History of laws concerning abortion; Minority, led by conservative Catholic bishops and fundamentalists televangelists such as Jerry Falwell, who are working to make free choice either illegal or more expensive and less...

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Published in:Humanist Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 39 - 41
Main Author: Doerr, Edd
Format: Article
Published: American Humanist Association Mar/Apr85
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Summary:Discusses abortion rights. Verdict of the U.S. Supreme Court in Roe. vs. Wade; History of laws concerning abortion; Minority, led by conservative Catholic bishops and fundamentalists televangelists such as Jerry Falwell, who are working to make free choice either illegal or more expensive and less safe; Demonstrations by fundamentalist Catholic and Protestant anti-choice types; Violence against abortion clinics; People who want to impose their theology and their particular morality on everyone else by law or social pressure; Role of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.