A social movement is a group of people organized to resist or promote social change (Henslin, 2012). Many social movements die out over time, and it may take generations for that to happen. Some, like abortion, began many generations ago and are still around today with no sign of the movement ending anytime soon. Abortion has two faces: pro-life and pro-choice. This essay explains the five different phases of a social movement and the opposing sides of abortion. The five stages of a social movement are initial unrest and agitation, resource mobilization, organization, institutionalization, decline, and death (Henslin, 2012). The first phase is where most social movements end. This stage begins when a group of people who are dissatisfied with an issue and leaders are trained to speak on behalf of this group (Henslin, 2012). Many times movements fail because they do not have enough support (Henslin, 2012). Abortion has passed this stage because each side (pro-choice and pro-life) has been able to have enough support and it is an important issue that affects the life of an unborn child....