Maureen Jones-Ryan

In the subsequent viewpoint, Maureen Jones-Ryan, a member of the antiabortion organization Feminists for Life, asserts that the pro-life position affirms one of the basic tenets of feminism: the belief that every person is deserving of opportunity and respect. If feminists are to promote a more socially responsible world, she argues, they must condemn the violence of abortion and search for alternative solutions to the problems of poverty, overpopulation, and sexual irresponsibility.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How does peer pressure influence feminists’ positions on abortion, as explained by Jones-Ryan?
2. What alternatives to abortion are cited by the author?
3. According to Jones-Ryan, how do feminists serve as “effective marketing tools”"

Feminists for Life” is not an oxymoron, it’s a redundancy. The reduplicative nature of the phrase is evident...