ABSTRACT
The abortion debate is surely one of the most contentious in the history of law and ethics and its durability is based not merely on the inherent gravity of the issues concerned, but also on the depth of feeling which it generates. There are few areas in which individuals and groups arc so firmly convinced of the Tightness of their position and of their duty to ensure that their beliefs are translated into law. The recent problems in Canada over the constitutionality of abortion laws shows just how fierce debate can be.1
