Title: Abortion : the clash of absolutes /
Authors: Tribe, Laurence H.
Publisher: Norton,
Year: 1990
Subjects: Abortion, Legal; Abortion Political aspects United States; Abortion Government policy United States; Abortion Moral and ethical aspects; Abortion Law and legislation United States; United States
Abstract: The author believes that we can find paths to comon ground on the difficult questions surrounding abortion and points us towards accommodations that respect the conflicting visions of pro-choice and pro-life.
Contents: Approaching abortion anew -- From Roe to Webster -- Two centuries of abortion in America -- Locating abortion on the world map -- Finding abortion rights in the constitution -- The equation's other side : does it matter whether the fetus is a person? -- The politics of abortion : from a new right to the "new right" -- The politics of abortion : the pro-life advocates in power -- In search of compromise -- Beyond the clash of absolutes.