The coexistence of opposite and conflicting feelings about abortion is
centuries old. Disagreements between public policy, morality and
individual behavior on this issue existed even at the time of Plato and
Aristotle. In the past few decades abortion issue has been brought into
sharper focus and has been vigorously debated. A number of factors are
responsible for this but perhaps the major one has been that associated
with the sexual revolution which accentuates freedom in all matters sexual
and in spite of or even because of the tremendous and indiscriminate
increase in the distribution of contraceptives. Judges have ruled,
politicians have legislated, but the controversy on this issue is still
shaking our society. Since the late 1960's abortion has been shifting from
a predominantly illegitimate status toward a more legitimate one. Several
cases have been fought for the right to choose. Many of these have been
hard cases with very personal feelings, but the......
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