Abortion — Moral and ethical aspects

  • Abortion on demand : a debate

    Representatives of pro- and anti-abortion groups debated the issue of abortion on demand at the Militant Forum in Oakland on October 29, 1971. The pro-abortion position was advanced by Brenda Brdar, a member of Female Liberation and the Women’s National abortion Coalition; and Dr. Joan Ullyot (pronounced Elliot), a pathologist at the University of California…

  • Abortion on demand : a debate (Part 2 of 2)

    Representatives of pro and anti abortion groups debated the issue of abortion on demand at the Militant Forum on October 29, 1971. The pro abortion position was advanced by Brenda Brdar, a member of Female Liberation and the Women’s National abortion Coalition; and Dr. Joan Ullyot (pronounced Elliot), a pathologist at the University of California…

  • Thinking about the silent scream / produced by Pat Jaworski.

    Isaac Asimov, Michael Bennett, Patricia Goldman, Clifford Grobstein, and Dominick Purpua speak on the importance of the brain to the quality of peronhood. The main issue is the development of the brain in the human fetus, particularly in relation to the abortion issue.|THINKING ABOUT THE SILENT SCREAM / produced by Pat Jaworski. – Isaac Asimov,…

  • Abortion and the medical profession / moderated by Harry Giaretto.

    Harry Giaretto moderates this panel from the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights held January 9, 1966, in San Francisco under the auspices of the Society for Humane Abortion. Dr. Mildred Ash, Dr. Leona Bayer, Dr. Neal Blumenfeld, and Dr. William Marsh discuss the legal and moral controversy surrounding abortion.