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...Koop, an antiabortion activist whom Reagan plans to nominate as Surgeon General: "Nothing like it has separated our society since the days of slavery." On one side are the crusaders "for life," who argue on religious and moral grounds that abortion is the murder of an unborn person (the fetus) and thus should be outlawed by constitutional amendment. On the other side are crusaders "for choice," who contend that abortion is a right that women must have if they are ever to be free to control their own bodies, indeed, their own lives...
...they argue that the fetus deserves no moral consideration as it develops into a human being. Says Pro-Choice Advocate Daniel Callahan of the Institute of Society, Ethics and Life Sciences: "A respect for the sanctity of life, with its bias in favor even of undeveloped life, is enough to make the taking of such a life a moral problem...
...rape." Opponents of abortion need to face hard questions. Why should the Government mandate that pregnancy not be ended when the woman is the victim of rape or incest? Or when there is evidence that she is physically or psychologically unsuited for motherhood? Or when examinations prove that the fetus will be born dead or hopelessly defective...
Opponents of abortion argue that the form--which outlines abortion procedures, risks and alternatives and uses the phrase "human-like" to describe an eight-week-old fetus--is educational and helpful to women who have questions about abortion. They also support the second part of the law, which requires minors to obtain the consent of both parents or a judge before undergoing an abortion. The purpose of the legislation, as Federal District Judge A. David Mazzone worded it, is to insure that a pregnant woman has "a full appreciation of the consequences and significance of her decision...
Caffeine is a stimulant known to penetrate the placenta and reach the fetus. A new FDA study has shown harmful effects on the offspring of 305 pregnant rats force-fed caffeine through a tube into the stomach. Those that consumed caffeine in amounts equivalent to a human drinking between twelve and 24 cups of coffee a day gave birth to offspring with missing toes. After birth, rats whose mothers had received caffeine in amounts comparable to only two cups of coffee a day in humans did not grow as fast as normal...