USA – Why the case against abortion is weak, ethically speaking

Many medical procedures are ethically similar to abortion — but without the outcry. Why?

By NATHAN NOBIS - JONATHAN DUDLEY
APRIL 11, 2021

Abortion rights are under attack. But ethics education can help — and defenders of abortion rights should recognize this, before it's too late.

In recent years, over 250 abortion-restrictive laws have been proposed across 45 states. Arkansas and South Carolina are the most recent states to pass laws to ban abortion after 6 weeks into pregnancy, when a "heartbeat" can be detected in the fetus and before many women even know they are pregnant.

Continued: https://www.salon.com/2021/04/11/why-the-case-against-abortion-is-weak-ethically-speaking/


USA – Why the abortion debate won’t die

Why the abortion debate won’t die
Many culture wars are winding down — but not this one

Mary Ziegler
February 1

The controversy surrounding William Barr’s confirmation as attorney general has mostly focused on his expansive views of executive power. But Barr’s views on social issues have also come center stage. After serving as attorney general under President George H.W. Bush from 1991 to 1993, Barr penned an essay calling on Catholics to fight abortion and to “restrain sexual immorality, obscenity, or euthanasia.”

For the most part, time seems to have passed Barr by. As marriage rates continue to decline, nonmarital cohabitation has spiked, especially among those over 50. In 2017, the number of Americans who saw divorce as morally acceptable hit an all-time high. Internet pornography is everywhere, and more than 40 percent of Americans find it morally acceptable.

Continued: https://www.thelily.com/why-the-abortion-debate-wont-die/


Revealed: The letters sent to Varadkar during the abortion referendum

Revealed: The letters sent to Varadkar during the abortion referendum

BY Laura Colgan
August 08, 2018

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was told he was out of touch with the nation, was leading a dark Government and was failing in his duties as both a leader and a doctor to protect the unborn ahead of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment.

Varadkar, who called for a Yes vote in the referendum, received more than 650 pieces of correspondence from the electorate from the date the referendum was announced and polling day.

Continued: https://www.buzz.ie/news/revealed-letters-sent-varadkar-abortion-referendum-294995


Ireland abortion debate heating up as Ireland decides its next step

Ireland abortion debate heating up as Ireland decides its next step

John Spain
April 19, 2018

The vote on whether to repeal the 8th Amendment of Ireland's constitution, paving the way to change abortion law in Ireland, is set for May 25, and campaigning is taking off.

The referendum to introduce abortion into Ireland is now just over a month away -- the vote will be on May 25 -- and the national campaigns are finally kicking into life after weeks when surprisingly little has been heard from either side. Now it's all action, a bit like a baby in the womb when it gets to the stage when it suddenly begins kicking. Suddenly, like a bad rash that appears overnight, large red anti-abortion posters materialized on lampposts all over Dublin last week.

continued: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/ireland-abortion-debate