 The Church Council of Vienna  Microscope Findings

 British Parliament’s “Offenses Against the Persons Act”  1860’s views in the States  Inaccuracies

 All States have banned abortion › Religion had nothing to do with this decision.

 Roe versus Wade Supreme Court Decision.  Changed the current abortion laws.

 Legal Abortions are unsafe: -Ectopic pregnancies -Pelvic Inflammatory -Infertility -Miscarriage -Premature births

 Abortion is considered murder  Leads to increased rates in breast cancer  Medical Complications  Woman are irresponsible- lack of contraception  Terminating preganancy when so many willingly adopt

 Denial of the legal right to abortion causes great psychological anguish to women who are victims of rape or incest and thus are forced to carry the pregnancy to term.

 Denial of the legal right to abortion encourages amateurish, unsafe, illegal abortions.

1. Laws do not stop abortion. 2. If people want to end abortion they should turn to methods that do work. 3. Religions ideals is not a foundation for law.

4. Most people who argue that abortion is illegal can never get pregnant. 5. Victims should not be forced to carry out pregnancy.

6. Can be the only thing between women and poverty. 7. Deadly consequences for teen girls. 8. Doctors should be making the medical recommendations not the government.

 Close Common ground  Agree on 53% of issues  Closest consensus recently  Major agreements: rape, incest, danger to mother  Ground-Found-Abortion-Debate.aspx Ground-Found-Abortion-Debate.aspx  Saad, Lydia. "Plenty of Common Ground Found in Abortion Debate." Gallup.Com - Daily News, Polls, Public Opinion on Government, Politics, Economics, Management. Gallup, 8 Aug Web. 14 Nov

 Nancy Keenan (Democrat)  president NARAL Pro-Choice America  Initiative 26 Mississippi

 House passes Bill on abortion funding  251 to 170  Protect Life Act  Sponser Joe Pitts  services-health-care-pitts-bill?_s=PM:POLITICS services-health-care-pitts-bill?_s=PM:POLITICS

 “Initiative 26 is based on the anti-choice “personhood” strategy. The “personhood” definition is so extreme that it would ban abortion care without exception: even in cases of rape or incest, and even when a woman's life or health is in danger. In addition, it could outlaw common forms of birth control and in- vitro fertilization.”

 Promote abstinence.  Human Life Amendment to the Constitution.  Support alternatives like adoption, instead of punitive action

 Invest in stem cell and other medical research.  Support right to choose, even if you can not pay.  Choice is a fundamental right.

 Government should be kept out of abortion  Abortion is a women’s choice and does not concern the state.

 Definition: a group, however loosely or tightly organized, that is determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected. (  NARAL (Abortion and Reproductive Action League )- prolife  The group Alliance for Justice, which supports abortion rights, in a "show of solidarity on the First Amendment,"Alliance for Justice  They advocate and raise money for the political party who has their preference regarding abortion

World Wide  Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million Number of abortions per day: Approximately 115,000

83% of all abortions are obtained in developing countries and 17% occur in developed countries.

 Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)  Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700

 52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25:  Women aged obtain 32% of all abortions;  Teenagers obtain 20%  Girls under 15 account for 1.2%.

 64.4% of all abortions are performed on never-married women  Married women account for 18.4% of all abortions  Divorced women obtain 9.4%.

 When does human life begin?  Do you think the issue of abortion affects woman’s rights?  (COMMON GROUND)  How big of a role does religion play in people’s views of abortion?  Have your views of abortion changed after hearing both of these sides?

 Saad, Lydia. "Plenty of Common Ground Found in Abortion Debate." Gallup.Com - Daily News, Polls, Public Opinion on Government, Politics, Economics, Management. Gallup, 8 Aug Web. 14 Nov  Miller, Ted. "Mississippi Voters Reject Extreme Anti-Choice Measure." NARAL Pro-Choice America. NARAL Pro-Choice America and NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation, 8 Nov Web. 14 Nov  Walsh, Deidre. "House Passes Bill on Abortion Funding - CNN." Featured Articles from CNN. 13 Oct Web. 14 Nov  "Pro-Life Arguments Against Abortion Article." Christian Free Bible Loans Dating Debt Penpals Advertising at ChristiaNet.com. ChristiaNet. Web. 14 Nov  "Pro Choice Abortion Article." Christian Free Bible Loans Dating Debt Penpals Advertising at ChristiaNet.com. ChristiaNet. Web. 14 Nov  "Abortion- Three Sides to the Debate." Net Industries and Its Licensors, Web. 16 Nov

, comp. “Women’s History.” Cengage Learning, Web. 17 Nov  “Democratic Party on Abortion.” N.p., 10 Feb Web. 17 Nov  “History of Abortion.” AllAboutGOD.com, Web. 17 Nov

 “Libertarian Party on Abortion.” N.p., 10 Feb Web. 17 Nov  “Republican Party on Abortion.” ontheissues.org. N.p., 10 Feb Web. 17 Nov  “10 Arguments in Favor of Pro-Choice Policy.” Amplify. Advocates for Youth, 26 Jan Web. 17 Nov