When the shouting has to stop. (abortion controversy in the U.S.) (Editorial) From: The Economist (US) | Date: April 25, 1992 | COPYRIGHT 1992 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

The US Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe versus Wade transformed abortion into a heated political issue that has polarized Americans. Abortion law should be left to Congress and not the Supreme Court, whose responsibility it is to determine constitutional rights and not laws.

IN MOST developed countries, abortion is no longer the stuff of controversy. Though some people may privately deplore it, whether to have an abortion is considered a matter of individual choice. Not so in America. There, anti-abortion activists chain themselves to railings outside clinics, and ...

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