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I have included the following video to describe clearly my thoughts on the stance the Scottish media has taken on abortion and whether that fits into pro-life or pro-choice ideals. I have included example articles from multiple Scottish news sites that illustrate the representation of abortion, and I have added my criticisms and thoughts on this. 



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Anderson, C. 2016. Where will Scotland stand on abortion?,  Al Jazeera [online] 5, May. Available at:  https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2016/5/5/where-will-scotland-stand-on-abortion Kliff, S. 2015. How the pro-life movement is winning - even with Obama in office, Vox [online] 8, September. Available at:  https://www.vox.com/2015/9/8/9273685/abortion-rights-obama-pro-life The Canadian Press. 2015. Health Canada finally approves abortion pill RU-486, The Toronto Star [online] 30, July. Available at:  https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/30/health-canada-finally-approves-abortion-pill-ru-486health-canada-approves-ru-486-abortion-pill.html Bindal, S. YourDOST. 2016. Abortion: Whose Decision Is it Anyway? [online]. Available at:  https://yourdost.com/blog/2016/06/decision-on-abortion.html?q=/blog/2016/06/decision-on-abortion.html& Dewar, C. 2022. Glasgow doctors demand abortion clinic protest action from SNP minister, The Herald [online] 14, Apri...
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Background to my research topic - Pro Choice vs Pro Life

For my research topic, I chose the subject of abortion and the pro-choice vs pro-life debate in Scotland and how this is reflected in the Scottish media. I decided upon this topic as I believe there is a lot to research, learn and present and I find that the subject is interesting to learn about. I went into this topic with an unbiased view, aiming to research both sides and see if the Scottish media fits into a specific view. The purpose of my research was to look at both sides of the debate and their arguments for and against abortion, and how these points are expressed in Scottish media – is abortion presented in Scotland in a pro-choice, pro-life or unbiased view? I researched articles on multiple Scottish media sites (The Herald, The Daily Express and The Scottish Sun) to see how the topic of abortion is presented to the public and I go into detail on my research findings in my podcast and video. For my podcast I interviewed my mum who had an abortion when she was 17 years old, ...
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