Abortion

Abortion is a safe and common operation. Most countries allow liberal access to abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy and in Britain four women in every ten will have an abortion at some time in their lives. Yet abortion remains deeply controversial and is a subject of heated political, social and ethical debate. This book examines how the anti-choice lobby, although it remains a minority, has become increasingly influential in recent years. The author explores how, through a sophisticated battery of arguments intended to undermine public confidence in abortion law and practice, the anti-choice movement is now pressing claims that concern even those who are disposed to support reproductive rights. She exposes and refutes inaccuracies in the claims of the pro-life movement and clarifies the facts of the arguments, covering the clinical, legal and ethical, and social issues.