Which of the Following Events Regarding Abortion Regulation Thrust the Question

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events regarding abortion regulation thrust the question of abortion-on-demand squarely into public debate?

• A)The American Medical Association's ruling that abortion decisions should be made by doctors in order to prevent midwives from performing the procedure.
• B)The decision by Sherri Finkbine of Houston,Texas,to make a well­publicized appeal to change a hospital's abortion policy.
• C)The U.S.Supreme Court's 1973 ruling,Roe v.Wade,striking down state abortion bans.
• D)The Roman Catholic Church's decision to become permanently involved in the morality debate over abortion­ on-demand.

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