Roe v Wade

For this assignment I would like you to consider two 21st Century voices on the topic of abortion. To that end:

1. Summarize their arguments...call out their main points and why they argue for them.

2. Were there any areas that might suggest the two sides might find common ground?

Michelle Goldberg's interview
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103022290

CWA's President
mms://video.wjla.com/wjla/fednewstonight/fntwright0323.wmv

Finally...how does the case of Terry Shiavo in 2005 relate to the tensions in the reproductive rights debate? For background on the case you make use this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/31/schiavo/index.html

Post Civil Rights and 21st Century Perspectives

How would the individual you were assigned address the below questions?

Who is he or she based in terms of leadership?

What is their view in terms of civil rights and race relations today?

How does he or she make sense of Obama's election or perspectives on matters of race?


1. Gerald Early: “The End of Race as We Know It” (2008)http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i07/07b01101.htm

2. Jesse Jackson: http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0918037220080710

3. Shelby Steele
http://tv.nationalreview.com/uncommonknowledge/post/?q=YmM5NDRhMjRhMWNmMjBhODBiZTBhZDhiYmI5OTc0OTQ

4. Oprah Winfrey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey%27s_endorsement_of_Barack_Obama

5. Condoleezza Rice
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/24/AR2005102401370.html

6. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200803/20080319.html