Abortion Information from FRC
Abortion
Family Research Council: http://www.frc.org/life--bioethics#abortion
Few things touch on the sanctity of human life more than the practice of abortion. A pregnancy should not simply be "terminated," as if it were something impersonal and problematic and it cannot be without physical and emotional consequences. A child in the womb is a distinct, developing, wholly human being, and each time a mother decides or a father pressures to end such a life it is a profound tragedy. Abortion harms the mother as well, and deprives society of the gifts of the unborn. Nevertheless, our laws rarely recognize this, and so FRC uses various media to present the intrinsic dignity of unborn human life and the costs of abortion to the public, to lawmakers, and to the courts. The Roe v. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, declaring abortion to be a constitutional "right," was without foundation in the text of the constitution and thus was wrongly decided, and we look forward to the day when this grave error will be corrected.
Few things touch on the sanctity of human life more than the practice of abortion. A pregnancy should not simply be "terminated," as if it were something impersonal and problematic and it cannot be without physical and emotional consequences. A child in the womb is a distinct, developing, wholly human being, and each time a mother decides or a father pressures to end such a life it is a profound tragedy. Abortion harms the mother as well, and deprives society of the gifts of the unborn. Nevertheless, our laws rarely recognize this, and so FRC uses various media to present the intrinsic dignity of unborn human life and the costs of abortion to the public, to lawmakers, and to the courts. The Roe v. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, declaring abortion to be a constitutional "right," was without foundation in the text of the constitution and thus was wrongly decided, and we look forward to the day when this grave error will be corrected.
Resources:
· Is Late-Term Abortion Ever Necessary by Mary L. Davenport, M.D., FACOG
· The Effect of Parental Involvement Laws on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors by Michael J. New, Ph.D.
· Talking Points: Biased APA Report Ignores Abortion Risk by Moira Gaul, M.P.H.
· The Top Ten Myths About Abortion by William L. Saunders, J.D. [Brochure]
· Partial-Birth Abortion on Trial by Cathy Ruse, J.D., and William L. Saunders, J.D. [Brochure]
· The Empire of Emptiness: Planned Parenthood and the End of Romance by Chuck Donovan (December 12, 2006) [Audio lecture]
· Planned Parenthood Clinic Abortion Totals Defy National Trends (August 22, 2006) [In Focus article]
· Amicus Brief: Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood
· FRC's brief opposing legalization of abortion in Colombia