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Early feminists like [[Susan B. Anthony]] and [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] campaigned for the equality of women, and recognized that abortion was not just an operation, but also a moral evil, being an act of murder.<ref>Cosner, L. ''Abortion: an indispensable right or violence against women''. Creation Ministries International. (2007) [http://creation.com/abortion-an-indispensable-right-or-violence-against-women-sex-selection-aborting-girls]</ref> While this position was shared by many early feminists, it is only openly acknowledged by a minority of current-day feminists.<ref>Feminists for Life. ''Feminist History''. (2011) [http://www.feministsforlife.org/history/index.htm]</ref> Decades after the death of the early feminists, their successors restructured feminist ideology and feminist politics, by altering its historical position to become a  driving force behind the pro-abortion lobby for much of the 20th century.

Early feminists like [[Susan B. Anthony]] and [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] campaigned for the equality of women, and recognized that abortion was not just an operation, but also a moral evil, being an act of murder.<ref>Cosner, L. ''Abortion: an indispensable right or violence against women''. Creation Ministries International. (2007) [http://creation.com/abortion-an-indispensable-right-or-violence-against-women-sex-selection-aborting-girls]</ref> While this position was shared by many early feminists, it is only openly acknowledged by a minority of current-day feminists.<ref>Feminists for Life. ''Feminist History''. (2011) [http://www.feministsforlife.org/history/index.htm]</ref> Decades after the death of the early feminists, their successors restructured feminist ideology and feminist politics, by altering its historical position to become a  driving force behind the pro-abortion lobby for much of the 20th century.

In demonstration of this, a number of modern-day feminists have used linguistic [[red herring | red herrings]] to reframe the abortion debate around a woman's right to control her own body. Such red herrings include terms of "empowerment"<ref>Feminist Women's Health Center. ''Welcome to FMHC''. (updated January 27, 2001) [http://www.fwhc.org/]</ref> or "reproductive justice".<ref>Feminist Abortion Network. ''Feminst Abortion Network: Community Based. National Impact''. Brochure (n.d.) [http://www.feministnetwork.org/documents/FanBrochure.pdf]</ref> This technique obscures the fact that a [[fetus]] is a living, individual human being with its own rights and needs, not simply a growth or piece of property.

In demonstration of this, a number of modern-day feminists have used linguistic [[red herring | red herrings]] to reframe the abortion debate around a woman's right to control her own body. Such red herrings include terms of "empowerment"<ref>Feminist Women's Health Center. ''Welcome to FMHC''. (updated January 27, 2001) [http://www.fwhc.org/]</ref> or "reproductive justice".<ref>Feminist Abortion Network. ''Feminst Abortion Network: Community Based. National Impact''. Brochure (n.d.) [http://www.feministnetwork.org/documents/FanBrochure.pdf]</ref> This technique obscures the fact that a [[fetus]] is a living, individual human being with its own rights and needs, not simply a growth or piece of property. The image of a woman as a mother and caregiver is carefully targeted and recast as career oriented to provide a flimsy justification for abortion        .       

            The image of a woman as a mother and caregiver is carefully targeted and recast as career oriented to provide a flimsy justification for abortion        .       

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