Edward Abbey, One Life at a Time, Please (1988).
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Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State.
— Abortion
What It Means
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About Abortion
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.
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