Text and commentary on Roe v. Wade and its successors. Other legal elements of abortion issue including state and canon law.

Provides the latest statistics on abortion in America, grouped by demographics and trimester when abortions were sought. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Adobe Acrobat Reader required].

Gives abortion laws and restrictions in over 192 nations and territories.

U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the controversial Nebraska partial-birth abortion case. Hosted by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.

Student's argumentative essay on the social issues and legislation on abortion in the state of Queensland, Australia, including links to related sites.

Collection of political cartoons about the abortion issue from newspaper editorial cartoonists around the world.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down many state laws restricting abortion. At the Legal Information Institue (Cornell University).

An organization that calls itself anti-abortion yet pro-choice, and seeks to keep abortion legal and lessen it through increased birth control iniatives.

Includes definitions of important terms, background information on abortion law, news stories about the issue, and various opinions. Produced for the Ohio University Computer Assisted Language Learning Lab.

An issue neutral, free public forum organization for abortion debate. Contains articles, essays, member posted facts, quotes and different views on the legal abortion issue.

Practical guide for abortion doctors describing techniques and clinical practics. In English and Spanish.

Supreme Court verdict on five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act of 1982.

Principled yet pragmatic, Lincoln's stand on slavery offers a basis for a new politics of civility that is at once anti-abortion and pro-choice. Published in the Atlantic Monthly, September 1995.

Personal philosophical essay that concludes that both pro-choice and pro-life positions, as understood by the author, contain anti-intuitive premises.

Daily reports on reproductive issues; often includes abortion-related news.

Large collection of short 'facts' about scientific, constitutional, political and other aspects of the abortion debate. Fully footnoted to identify the sources of the information.

Essay by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan seeking a middle ground in the abortion debate.

A PBS archived documentary on an abortion clinic in Chester, Pennsylvania, along with an investigation on the women who went there and why. (April 18, 1983)

Research study published in Psychology Today (Oct. 1998) addresses the relative developmental capabilities of the human fetus at particular gestation points. Relevant to abortion considerations.

Five articles about abortion in America before the Roe v. Wade decision. One is a personal account of the reasons for being a pro-life activist. The other four look at various aspects of the history of abortion in the U.S., from a pro-choice perspective.