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Previous Volume 331:324-325 August 4, 1994 Number 5 Next

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Over the past several decades, no issue has engendered more controversy, hostility, and even violence than abortion^1,2. And there is probably no single issue for which a resolution is less likely. For those who believe that life begins at fertilization or implantation, abortion at any stage of pregnancy constitutes murder, and for this group there is no likelihood that there will be any acceptable compromise. Similarly, for those who believe that women must be able to make the final decisions about their bodies where reproduction is concerned, there is also no compromise. The views of the majority of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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