Does Abortion Violate Rights?

Navigating the Complex Intersection of Individual Rights and Reproductive Choice

Abortion is a hot-button issue in which both sides claim the moral high ground and use emotionally charged rhetoric.

On the pro-choice side of the debate, people argue that women’s fundamental rights include the right to control their own bodies as they choose, a position summed up in the slogan, “My body, my choice.” They share heartbreaking stories of …