abortion reduction
Steven Waldman proposes the following hypothetical situation: more premarital sex and fewer abortions. Would pro-lifers accept this trade-off?
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By Taylor Hirth, University of Missouri Kansas City June 24, 2009 - 9:00am
We all have our own convictions when it comes to the topic of abortion. And in a rush to declare our alliances and opinions to those we deem a threat, it seems we stop listening.
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A disturbing implication of “abortion reduction” is that our society should more closely monitor women who want abortions and the reasons they want abortions.
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My common ground fantasy involves both pro-life and pro-choice leaders taking certain premises of each other's movements more seriously in order to break the conceptual logjam we've created.
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Can we truly say we have found common ground on family planning when all we have done is found a few people who disagree with us on reproductive rights as human rights are able to support a bill that provides family planning funding?
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To use abortion rates as a valid indicator of success at preventing unintended pregnancy, we must first ensure the accessibility of abortion.
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By Kirsten Moore, Reproductive Health Technologies Project March 18, 2009 - 12:00pm
The value of our work is not solely about reducing abortions, or even unintended pregnancies. It is about creating a sense of ownership among women and men about their own body and their relationships with others.
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By Amie Newman, RH Reality Check March 16, 2009 - 5:20pm
The White House is setting up a meeting with evangelicals to discuss "abortion reduction". Right Wing Watch raises an interesting question about this: why?!
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"Abortion reduction," one of the signature anti-choice tactics of the 1990s, has now migrated into the Democratic Party under the guise of offering "common ground."
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If President Obama's Office for Faith-Based Partnerships wants to address teen pregnancy and abortion, his next 10 appointments to the council should include experts on women's health and reproductive health care.
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