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Article: Must we really make the case for abortion rights all over again?
- Article from:
- Conscience
- Article date:
- March 22, 2005
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MANY OF US IN EUROPE watched the elections for president of the United States with great dread and foreboding--not only for the US but for the world in general and particularly the Middle East. However, our dread and foreboding did not come just from fears about world public order and the war in Iraq. There were many reasons. However, selfishly, I just wish to refer to one particular reason.
Roe v. Wade has been a very influential decision beyond the boundaries of the United States. It is an extremely important decision for those of us who believe that access to abortion should be a matter of right rather than merely a facility gifted to women by a legislative ...