Word: hrl
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...first and greatest point of agreement was the importance of supporting women. Both Harvard Right to Life (HRL) and Students For Choice (SFC) believe that pregnant women should be honored and supported if they desire to keep the child. Programs to help poor women, such as pre-natal care, as well as increased emotional support, are very important in this regard and deserve support from those on both sides of the abortion debate. Further, in cases of pregnancy, the father should be held more accountable for his share of the responsibility, and he ought to support the mother...
...While HRL would prefer that abortion clinics not be allowed to exist at all, and SFC would prefer that they be federally-funded, there are some measures both groups recommended. Most importantly, we both emphatically and unanimously denounce all violence against abortion providers or clinics. We also agreed that clinics ought to have better safety regulations and conditions. In addition, women who go to a clinic should receive complete and honest information about the abortion procedure, as well as on other options available, such as adoption...
...Finally, HRL did agree that abortion to save the life of the mother is morally acceptable. HRL allows for such an exception because in that case there is not a direct intention to kill. The intent is to save the life of the mother, and the death of the fetus is an undesired consequence. For example, consider the situation of a pregnant woman with cancer who needs chemotherapy. Even if the chemotherapy will probably end the pregnancy, the aim is saving the mother's life. SFC supports abortion in this case, in addition to supporting a woman's choice...