Abstract
The abortion controversy in the United States seems to be one of those enduring areas of public argument that both confound and intrigue the argument scholar. As the nature of the debate has shifted across time (see Condit 1990; Condit Railsback, 1984), so too have the sites of contest. While two apparently diametrically opposed groups have long dominated the abortion controversy (those favoring "choice" and those favoring "life"), areas for agreement seem to be opening up. While the elevation of the two ideographs of life and choice has truncated debate so that the ultimate question has been whether women's choice to have an abortion, as narrowly conceived, outweighs the potential risk that a fetus is a human being (Condit, 1990), locations of argument are emerging that bypass this narrow debate. One example is found in the need for people from differing positions to work together on the development of state-sponsored informational videos.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
30
Issue
2
First Page
20
Last Page
37
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Palczewski, Catherine Helen
(1998)
"Neutrality as Advocacy: The Argumentative Dynamics in a State-Sponsored, "Neutral," Educational Abortion Video,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 30:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol30/iss2/4
Copyright
©1998 Iowa Communication Association
