Mutual scorn within the abortion debate: some parallels with race relations

J Bioeth Inq. 2015 Jun;12(2):295-311. doi: 10.1007/s11673-015-9606-z. Epub 2015 Feb 5.

Abstract

By emphasizing the parallels between both racial vilification and the vilification that takes place when we discuss abortion in our society, I hope to provide a new perspective on the way the United States converses about this divisive issue. This perspective, in turn, can help us see how we can move forward from the stagnate polemics that have permeated the abortion debate in the United States for the past 40 years.

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Dissent and Disputes*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Pregnancy
  • Race Relations*
  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Social Discrimination*
  • United States