40 years Later, US abortion opinions remain passionate
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="legalized">legalized</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="Jody">Jody</span> <span word="Duffy">Duffy</span>, <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="raped">raped</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reads">reads</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="in">in</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Duffy">Duffy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="Yasemin">Yasemin</span> <span word="Ayarci">Ayarci</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abortions">abortions</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="access">access</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ayarci">Ayarci</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="legalized">legalized</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> - <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Roe">Roe</span> <span word="vs">vs</span>. <span word="Wade">Wade</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span>" <span word="march">march</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p><span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Kristan">Kristan</span> <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hawkins">Hawkins</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="life">life</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="NBC">NBC</span>-<span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span>.</p>
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