MetaFilter posts tagged with abortion and life

what you need right now isn't the righteous anger the rest of the blogosphere will give you. You need more.

amberglow — Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:28:14 -0800

For the women of South Dakota: an abortion manual --building on the history and expertise of Jane, , an underground referral and abortion-providing group in Chicago in the 60s, Molly provides the vital info women in South Dakota (and maybe elsewhere soon) need.

...respecting and defending the life and dignity of every human being...

amberglow — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:47:47 -0800

Roe v. Wade, 33 years old today. With abortion back in the news due to the Supreme Court nomination of Alito, will the Ideological Rumble over the issue ever be settled or are we doomed to see questionable declarations like today's recognition of "National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2006"? ...creating a society where every life has meaning...-- every life? Really?

Crime & Abortion

daksya — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 06:34:40 -0800

Economist Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, has long posited a controversial thesis that legalized abortion help reduced crime, by reducing unwanted children, prone to crime. However, a new paper argues that Levitt (& Donohue) made serious errors in their research. Properly analysed, abortion has no significant effect on crime. Levitt disagrees, of course.

new ground or political dynamite?

triv — Sun, 04 Apr 2004 03:32:37 -0800

Channel 4 in england are set to screen a graphic film of an abortion taking place. The programme examines the debate of abortion and gives views from both pro life and pro choice protagonists.