Abortion Issue

Extracted Attributes

• Political Impact

  Identified as a politically damaging issue for the Republican Party

• Primary Movements

  Pro-choice and Pro-life

• Core Ethical Arguments

  Personhood, fetal rights, and bodily integrity

• Global Safety Statistic

  45% of abortions are considered unsafe (WHO)

• Healthcare Classification

  Essential component of women's health care (ACOG)

• Neutral Media Terminology

  Abortion rights and Anti-abortion

Timeline

• The US Supreme Court establishes a nationwide legal right to abortion in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. (Source: Planned Parenthood Action Fund)

  1973-01-22

• ACOG issues a Statement of Policy declaring induced abortion an essential component of women's health care. (Source: ACOG)

  2017-11-01

• The US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion. (Source: The New York Times)

  2022-06-24

• The World Health Organization releases updated key facts highlighting that 6 out of 10 unintended pregnancies end in induced abortion. (Source: WHO)

  2025-12-08

Abortion debate

The abortion debate is a longstanding and contentious discourse that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. In English-speaking countries, the debate has two major sides, commonly referred to as the "pro-choice" and "pro-life" movements. Generally, supporters of pro-choice argue for the right to choose to terminate a pregnancy. They take into account various factors such as the stage of fetal development, the health of the woman, and the circumstances of the conception. By comparison, the supporters of pro-life generally argue that a fetus is a human being with inherent rights and intrinsic value, and thus, cannot be overridden by the woman's choice or circumstances and that abortion is morally wrong in most or all cases. Both the terms pro-choice and pro-life are considered loaded words in mainstream media, which tend to prefer terms such as "abortion rights" or "anti-abortion" as more neutral and avoidant of bias. Each movement has had varying results in influencing public opinion and attaining legal support for its position. Supporters and opponents of abortion often argue that it is essentially a moral issue, concerning the beginning of human personhood, rights of the fetus, and bodily integrity. Additionally, some argue that government involvement in abortion-related decisions, particularly through public funding, raises ethical and political questions. Libertarians, for example, may oppose taxpayer funding for abortion based on principles of limited government and personal responsibility, while holding diverse views on the legality of the procedure itself. The debate has become a political and legal issue in some countries with those who oppose abortion seeking to enact, maintain, and expand anti-abortion laws, while those who support abortion seek to repeal or ease such laws and expand access to the procedure. Abortion laws vary considerably between jurisdictions, ranging from outright prohibition of the procedure to public funding of abortion. The availability of abortion procedures considered safe also varies across the world and exists mainly in places that legalize abortion.

Web Search Results

• Abortion - World Health Organization (WHO)

  Governance + Governing bodies + World Health Assembly + Executive Board + Member States Portal # Abortion 8 December 2025 ## Key facts Six out of 10 unintended pregnancies end in induced abortion. Abortion is a common health intervention. It is very safe when carried out using a method recommended by WHO, appropriate to the pregnancy duration and by someone with the necessary skills. However, around 45% of abortions are unsafe. Unsafe abortion is an important preventable cause of maternal deaths and morbidities. It can lead to physical and mental health complications and social and financial burdens for women, communities and health systems. Lack of access to safe, timely, affordable and respectful abortion care is a critical public health and human rights issue. [...] Barriers to accessing safe and respectful abortion include high costs, stigma for those seeking abortions and health care workers, and the refusal of health workers to provide an abortion based on personal conscience or religious belief. Access is further impeded by restrictive laws and requirements that are not medically justified, including criminalization of abortion, mandatory waiting periods, provision of biased information or counselling, third-party authorization and restrictions regarding the type of health care providers or facilities that can provide abortion services. [...] Comprehensive abortion care includes the provision of information, abortion management and post-abortion care. Abortion management includes induced abortion (the deliberate interruption of an ongoing pregnancy by medical or surgical means), care related to pregnancy loss (e.g., miscarriage/spontaneous abortion, missed abortion and intrauterine fetal demise), and management of complications after an abortion. The information in this fact sheet focuses on care related to induced abortion. ## Scope of the problem When carried out using a method recommended by WHO appropriate to the pregnancy duration, and by someone with the necessary skills, abortion is a safe health care intervention (2).

• Abortion in U.S. History - Planned Parenthood Action Fund

  ### Sign Up for Email Sign Up ## Our Issues Abortion + Roe v. Wade Overturned: How the Supreme Court Let Politicians Outlaw Abortion + Federal and State Bans and Restrictions on Abortion + Types of State Attacks on Abortion + The State of Emergency for Women's Health + Abortion in U.S. History Attacks on Access to Care at Planned Parenthood Birth Control Health Care Equity Federal Courts Sexual Assault Sex Education State Attacks on Sexual and Reproductive Health Voting Rights Ohio state courts ### This website uses cookies [...] > A Brief History of Abortion Law in America: > It's only become a hot-button issue in recent decades. For America's first century, abortion wasn’t banned in a single US state. > > By Irin Carmon Read the Article ## Legalization and the Continued Fight for Equitable Access to Abortion in America The 1960s gave rise to abortion law reform. In the late 1960s, 11 states liberalized their abortion laws. And in 1973, the Supreme Court established the legal right to access abortion nationwide with its landmark decision in the Roe v. Wade case. However, due to systemic racism, laws restricting access to abortion continued to target Black people and other people of color. [...] ### See the Abortion Law Timeline: 1850 to Today Check out our abortion law timeline to learn more about the rise of abortion bans and restrictions in the American legal system. Spoiler: It started from a concerted effort to consolidate power in the hands of wealthy, white men. View Timeline ### Sign Up for Email Sign Up ## Our Issues

• Facts are Important: Abortion is Healthcare - ACOG

  ACOG’s Guidelines for Women’s Health Care, A Resource Manual, 4th Edition, encompassing the full spectrum of clinical and management issues relating to women’s health care, lists abortion among the array of services that make up Gynecologic Care. 3 ACOG has issued several evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and official statements on abortion. ACOG’s November 2017 Statement of Policy reads in part: Induced abortion is an essential component of women’s health care. Like all medical matters, decisions regarding abortion should be made by patients in consultation with their health care providers and without undue interference by outside parties. Like all patients, women obtaining abortion are entitled to privacy, dignity, respect, and support.4 [...] + Annual District Meetings + Awareness and Observances + Congressional Leadership Conference (CLC) + Meetings Calendar Advocacy + Abortion Advocacy + Get Involved + Policy Priorities + In the Courts + Ob-GynPAC News Topics + Abortion + Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy + Breastfeeding + Cancer + COVID-19 + Genetic Screening and Testing + Gestational Diabetes + Health Care Disparities + Hepatitis + Infectious Diseases and Emerging Issues + Long-Acting Reversible Contraception + Menopause + Obstetric Labor + Prenatal Care + Respiratory Syncytial Virus + View All Topics [...] Many factors influence or necessitate a woman’s decision to have an abortion. They include, but are not limited to, contraceptive failure, barriers to contraceptive use and access, rape, incest, intimate partner violence, fetal anomalies, illness during pregnancy, and exposure to teratogenic medications. Pregnancy complications, including placental abruption, bleeding from placenta previa, preeclampsia or eclampsia, and cardiac or renal conditions, may be so severe that abortion is the only measure to preserve a woman’s health or save her life.

• Abortion News

  Skip to contentSkip to site index Abortion News Today’s Paper Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Health # Abortion News ## Highlights 1. ### F.D.A. Approves Generic Abortion Pill as Opponents Push Trump for New Restrictions The decision enraged opponents of abortion, who have been pressuring the Trump administration to restrict access to abortion medication. By Pam Belluck 2. ### Abbott Signs Gerrymandered Map as Texas G.O.P. Moves Further Right After a bruising redistricting fight, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new congressional map into law. But the Republican-led Legislature, newly emboldened, has not stopped there. By J. David Goodman 3. 1. ### Judge Allows Blocking of Funds to Maine Abortion Providers [...] A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state’s attorney general in federal court. By Abbie VanSickle 7. ### Abortion Is Once Again Illegal in North Dakota On Friday, a state Supreme Court ruling reinstated a near-total abortion ban, reversing a judge’s earlier decision. By Sonia A. Rao 8. ### Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81 An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring an emergency birth-control method to market. By Penelope Green 9. ### New York Judge Dismisses Texas Challenge to the State’s Abortion Shield Law [...] More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta 4. ### Three Years After Dobbs, ‘the Reality Is People Are Getting Abortions’ The state divide over abortions has only deepened since the Supreme Court decision. But research shows the number of abortions has climbed. By Soumya Karlamangla 5. ### A Small Illinois City at the Center of a Seismic Shift in Abortion Access Carbondale, Ill., a liberal enclave within driving distance of 10 states with abortion bans, has become a hub for the procedure. Last year there were nearly 11,000 abortions in this city of 21,000. By Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Rendleman 6. ### Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of N.J. in Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records

• Roe v. Wade Overturned: How the Supreme Court Let ...

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