Why I, As a Feminist, Abhor How the Abortion Law has Been so Abused ; As a Survey Reveals the Vast Majority of Women Want the Upper Time Limit On Abortion Slashed
Daily Mail › September 11, 2007
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A WOMAN'S Right To Choose.
It's such a compelling phrase, isn't it? It speaks of freedom, equality, justice; of a society where women are entitled to live their lives as they wish, not as others might proscribe.See the full content of this document
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Why I, As a Feminist, Abhor How the Abortion Law has Been so Abused ; As a Survey Reveals the Vast Majority of Women Want the Upper Time Limit On Abortion Slashed
Small wonder, then, that it became the marching banner for the whole feminist movement, of which I was so proud to be a part.
What it actually stood for, of course, was something rather more specific: the 'right' for a woman to abort an unborn child if she so wished. In fact, no such 'right' exists, even in our modern, post- feminist world.Even today, a pregnant woman may not simply walk into a doctor's surgery or clinic and demand a termination. There are supposed checks and balances; legal procedures that must be applied; careful questions to be asked before a doctor can proceed.In practice, of...See the full content of this document
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