I. Introduction: Abortion in the United States
A. Supreme Court decisions (Tonn, 1996)
1. Roe v. Wade (1973) (Sullivan, 1994)
2. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)
3. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992)
4. Leavitt v. Jane L. (Calabresi, 1996).
1. Pro-choice advocates (Morgan, 1989; Sullivan, 1994; Steinem, 1994)
2. Anti-choice advocates (Marquis, 1993; Wilson, 1996; Sommers, 1994)
3. American political and legal systems (see court decisions)
4. Women with unwanted pregnancies
5. Fetuses--physical, moral, legal status (Warren, 1993; Morgan, 1989; Conklin, 1997)
II. Background of abortion problem (Railsback, 1984; Steinem, 1996; Sullivan, 1994; Conklin, 1997)
A. Cause: Unwanted pregnancies--statistics (Stein, 1998)
B. Cause: Competing advocacy positions, moral arguments (Arkes, 1992; Tonn, 1996)
C. Abortion availability (Steinem, 1996; Myers & Woods, 1996)
III. Abortion as a social issue: American culture wars and group belief systems
A. Women's liberation and feminism, pro and con (Mullin, Imrich & Linz, 1996)
B. Sexual revolution in America (Cerulo, 1997)
C. Rights discourse: privacy, government authority, identity politics (Bresnahan, 1997; Boling, 1996; Cerulo, 1997)
D. Morality discourse: religion, social conservatism (Noll & Fallon, 1949; Morgan, 1989; Dillon, 1996)
IV. Proposals to resolve abortion conflicts
A. Special exceptions (rape, incest) to allow abortion (Wilson, 1996; Rosenberg, 1996)
B. Special exceptions (late-term abortion, parental consent) to prevent abortion (Sullivan, 1994; Calibresi, 1996; Joyce, 1996; Rubin, 1996; Rosenberg, 1996)
C. Restrictions on abortion procedures, funding (Steinem, 1994; Conklin, 1997)
D. Moral positions on abortion (Myers & Woods, 1996; Joyce, 1996; Stein, 1998)
V. Conclusion: Future outlook for abortion controversy in America
A. Firmness of d...