Perhaps the most dramatic effect of legalized abortion, however, and one that would take years to reveal itself, was its impact on crime.

Their names are not usually associated with battles at clinic doors to preserve legalized abortion.

Most Americans support legalized abortion, polls show, though many would also like to see more restrictions on it.

Many of the judicial candidates already have strong and unambiguous records opposing legalized abortion.

Advocates of legalized abortion have always justified their position by claiming that the fetus is not a life.

One hypothesis suggests a causal link between legalized abortion and the drop in crime during the 1990s.

"We'll have a network to get women out of state to qualified providers of legalized abortion."

But at a news conference this morning, supporters of legalized abortion declared that political momentum had turned their way.

The opponents of legalized abortion were organized and active in politics for many years.