Abortion Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Of the many controversies facing America in the 1990s, the abortion issue seems the most divisive and damaging. As pro-choice and pro-life forces battle in the press and at the picket lines, women are left wondering about their options and legal rights.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

363.46–363.4609

613.943

618.88

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Abortion

Try one of the many subject headings beginning with Abortion; e.g., Abortion—Moral and ethical aspects.

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADING

Abortion

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

CQ Researcher, July 5, 1991; April 8, 1994; April 7, 1995.

Harrison, Maureen, and Steve Gilbert, eds. Abortion Decisions of the United States. (series)

Hempelman, Kathleen. Teen Legal Rights: A Guide for the ’90s, 1994.

Shapiro, Ian. Abortion: The Supreme Court Decisions, 1995.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet

Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Abortion

Teenage abortion

Pro-choice

Pro-life

Roe vs. Wade

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Abortion: Desperate Choices. Ambrose Video, 1992.

Roe vs. Wade. Paramount Home Video, 1989.

What’s the Common Ground on Abortion? Common Ground–WNYC Productions, 1989.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Irving, John. The Cider House Rules, 1985. (adult)

Klein, Norma. Beginners’ Love, 1983.

Kurland, Morton L. Our Sacred Honor, 1986.

Zindel, Paul. My Darling, My Hamburger, 1969.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

American Life Lobby, P.O. Box 1350, Stafford, VA 22555.

National Abortion Rights Action League, 1156 15th St., N.W., Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20005.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 810 7th Ave., New York, NY 10019.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Discuss the moral and ethical aspects of abortion.

Investigate the law and legislation regarding abortion.

Research abortion and the Supreme Court.

Report on the medical, psychological, or religious aspects of abortion.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Abortion clinics

Adoption

Birth control

Fetal tissue research

Pro-choice movement

Pro-life movement

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