Web version of this guide includes links to web resources.
Federal Government Information
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. This hearing offers testimony on H.R. 760 from proponents and opponents of partial-birth abortion. 2003
Scope and Myths of Roe v. Wade. The bulk of this two-volume hearing (2307 pages) is comprised of affidavits, mostly from women who've had abortions; while only 70 pages are actual testimony of witnesses.
Abortion Surveillance - United States, 2002 This Center for Disease Control summary gives the number and characteristics of women who have obtained a legal induced abortion. 2005
The 25th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade: Has it stood the test of time? This hearing discusses changes in abortion laws and tries to see if the Roe V. Wade decision is still applicable. 1998
Abortion Clinics: Information on the Effectiveness of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE). This report provides information on the occurrence of violence both before and after the introduction of FACE. Twenty-nine civil lawsuits involving FACE are also examined. November 1998
Trends in Pregnancies and Pregnancy Rates By Outcome: Estimates for the United States, 1976-96. A comprehensive reporting of birth, abortion, and fetal loss data by age, race, and marital status yielding data on sexual activity, contraceptive practices, infertility, and pregnancy intentions. 2000
Effects of Anesthesia During a Partial-Birth Abortion. An exploration of whether anesthesia given before an abortion causes the death of the fetus, as abortion advocates claim, or whether antiabortion groups are correct in insisting that the fetus remains alive and sensory until the end of the procedure. 1996
U.S. Funding For the U.N. Population Fund: The Effect On Women's Lives. A look at the United Nations Population Fund - the good that it does, as well as the allegations that it supports China's one-child policy. Testimony from individuals who were forced to have abortions and from those who went into hiding in order to have their children are included. 2002
Coercive Population Control in China: New Evidence of Forced Abortion and Forced Sterilization. Testimony given at this hearing suggests that abuses are still occurring against Chinese people unwilling to comply with China's "voluntary" population control program. 2001
lllinois Government Information
Illinois Abortion Statistics, 1973-2003. This Illinois Department of Public Health website has both past and present abortion numbers broken down by age group, county, and marital status. 2000
Illinois Compiled Statutes. Generally, see 720 ILCS 510/1 (The Illinois Abortion Law of 1975). See also Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, 720 ILCS 513/, and Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995, 750 ILCS 70/.
Legal Information
It's My Body, It's My Choice: The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. This article questions the constitutionality of The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, while offering both historical and current information regarding abortion rights and procedures.
"Is the Fetus a Person? A Comparison of Policies Across the Fifty States." An examination of the inconsistencies within and across states regarding the legal status of a fetus, with an emphasis on criminal law. Significant civil law developments also are included. 2000
"Documentary History of the Legal Aspects of Abortion In the United States: Stenberg v. Carhart. This 2-volume set provides a chronology of the legal development of the abortion issue, but focuses on the Stenberg v. Carhart case, in which the Supreme Court invalidated a Nebraska statute banning partial-birth abortion. All court decisions and related documents are included. 2003
Validity, Construction, and Application of Statutory Restrictions on Partial-Birth Abortions. This report has a collection of cases where courts have considered the validity, construction, and application of statutes dealing with partial-birth abortion. 2000
"Safety Valve Closed: The Removal of Nonviolent Outlets for Dissention and the Onset of Anti-Abortion Violence." A look at abortion violence over the past two centuries and at the extent to which nonviolent dissention alternatives have been eliminated.
"Partial-Birth Abortion: Should Moral Judgment Prevail Over Medical Judgment?" This article examines the methods of abortion used in the U.S. and the history of abortion legislation. The author proposes that the Supreme Court should declare bans on partial-birth abortion unconstitutional.
"Injunction Junction: Enjoining Free Speech after Madsen, Schenck and Hill." The author discusses the conflict between the rights of expression and privacy at the center of the issue of unimpeded access to abortion clinics. 2004
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