Are Abortion Rights Threatened?

by Tamara L. Roleff (Editor)

Overview

Supporting Social Studies curriculum, this book discusses one of America's most controversial civil rights issues: abortion. Readers will explore the many questions this topic engenders, such as whether abortion should be banned; whether teens must notify their parents prior to having an abortion; whether women undergoing abortions should be required to have an ultrasound; and whether doctors may refuse to perform abortions if it violates their spiritual and moral beliefs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761467
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	05/22/2013
Series:	At Issue Series: Civil Liberties
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 All Abortions Must Be Illegal Judie Brown Robert P. Evangelisto 11

2 Abortion Rights Are Threatened Rachel Benson Gold Elizabeth Nash 19

3 Late-Term Abortions Should Be Banned National Review 27

4 Late-Term Abortions Should Not Be Banned Willie Parker 30

5 Abortion Bans Should Not Include an Exception for Rape Andrew P. Napolitano 37

6 Abortion Bans with Exceptions for Rape Are Hypocritical Irin Cannon 41

7 Abortion Bans Without Exceptions Endanger Women's Health NARAL Pro-Choice America 41

8 Parental Involvement Laws for Abortions for Minors Are Constitutional Teresa S. Collett 60

9 Parental Involvement Laws for Abortions for Minors Are Unconstitutional Center for Reproductive Rights 67

10 Unborn Children Have Rights That Must Be Protected Paul Ryan 78

11 Policing Pregnancy Michelle Goldberg 84

12 Ultrasounds Before Abortions Are Often Medically Necessary Alana Goodman 90

13 Women Seeking Abortions Should Not Be Forced to Undergo an Ultrasound Carolyn Jones 93

14 A Forced Transvaginal Ultrasound Constitutes Being Raped Dahlia Lithwick 101

15 Doctors May Refuse to Perform Abortions on Conscientious Grounds E. Christian Brugger 107

Organizations to Contact 115

Bibliography 121

Index 126