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'''Abortion and feminism''' is linked and has demonstrated inconsistent, changing and contradictory views by feminists over time.

'''Abortion and feminism''' is linked and has demonstrated inconsistent, changing and contradictory views by feminists over time.

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>[http://www.feministsforlife.org/history/index.htm Feminists for Life. ''Feminist History''. (2011)]</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) [https://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>[http://www.feministsforlife.org/history/index.htm Feminists for Life. ''Feminist History''. (2011)]</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]]s 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]]s 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.