The Abortion Debate
This debate has two sides:
In favour of allowing women the choice to have an
abortion is the PRO-CHOICE lobby.
Very much against the concept of allowing
abortion are the PRO-LIFE lobby.
PRO-LIFE
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The best known pro-life group in Britain today is
LIFE- a charity and advice service for women
contemplating an abortion.
This group fights legislation that encourages
abortion and gives women advice about other
options, such as adoption.
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In the US, some extremist pro-life groups have
taken to using violence and intimidation to stop
abortions happening.
On rare occasions doctors and nurses have been
killed.
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Religious groups are often linked
with charities and organisations
that oppose abortion.
The Rev’d Joanna Jepson for
example, tried to have a British
court declare that a ‘cleft palate’
was not a legal reason to allow a
late (post 24 week) abortion.
She opposes all abortion.
Though not all Church of
England priests think like her.
Pro-Choice
Everybody regrets that there is a
need for abortion, but these
groups, most famously BROOK
and the MARIE STOPES
organisation, uphold the rights of
women to seek an abortion
should they wish, and tell women
how to go about getting one.
In many cases these are advisory
and counselling groups. They put
all the options before a woman.
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Lots of
information is
available online…
The Middle Ground?
Some people believe that abortion is not a desirable
thing, but•In some cases e.g. rape or serious risk to the
mother abortion is the lesser of two evils.
•It is ultimately a woman’s right what to do with her
body and can the state really force her to carry a
child to term?
Despite this, these moderates see the huge
increase in abortions in the UK as a sign that we
now have “abortion on demand”, and this should be
stopped.
Recent debates on the issue
In the last General Election all three party leaders
came out as believing that the latest abortion time
(24 weeks) should be brought down to take account
of the advances in medical technology. 20 weeks
has been suggested.
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