Playboy Viewpoint: Illegalizing Abortion

July, 1981

Foes of abortion have fired the opening shots in what they hope will be a successful two-year campaign to make childbirth compulsory for all pregnant women. Here is a report from our Washington correspondent.The New Moral Right has wasted no time capitalizing on its new-found power in Washington. Just two days after Ronald Reagan's Inauguration, 60,000 citizens carrying March for Life banners tied up traffic for hours in the nation's capital. Their leaders commanded a private audience with the n...

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