Advertisement
IN THE NEWS
Melissa Able
MORE STORIES ABOUT:
FEATURED ARTICLES
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 11, 1989 | MARIA NEWMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The daughter of a plaintiff in a landmark abortion rights case said Friday she has decided to join the campaign for a woman's right to abortion, a stance opposite that of her biological mother, an outspoken abortion foe. Melissa Able, 19, of Atlanta, said she will attend a massive pro-choice rally in Rancho Park on Sunday, her first foray into the loud and prolonged abortion rights fray.
ARTICLES BY DATE
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 11, 1989 | MARIA NEWMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The daughter of a plaintiff in a landmark abortion rights case said Friday she has decided to join the campaign for a woman's right to abortion, a stance opposite that of her biological mother, an outspoken abortion foe. Melissa Able, 19, of Atlanta, said she will attend a massive pro-choice rally in Rancho Park on Sunday, her first foray into the loud and prolonged abortion rights fray.
Advertisement
OPINION
July 22, 1990 | Laurence H. Tribe, Laurence H. Tribe's most recent book is "Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes" (Norton), from which this is excerpted. He is the Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard University
Most people are torn by the abortion question. There is something deeply misleading about discussing the abortion debate solely in terms of a clash between pro-life "groups" and pro-choice "groups," as though each of us could properly be labeled as belonging to one camp or the other. For nearly everyone, the deepest truth is that the clash is internal. Few people who really permit themselves to feel all of what is at stake in the abortion issue can avoid a profound sense of internal division.
