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Understanding Abortion
From Mixed Feelings to Rational Thought
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2011
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Books on abortion (other than collections of readings) typically express and defend a particular position. This book gives both sides, as evenly and objectively as possible; it gets to the heart of each position, the core idea which animates it. It then leaves the reader to make up his or her own mind. It is an introduction to the issue, not only to the basic positions on the issue. Despite being brief, it contains careful analyses and discussions of many topics often not found at all in other works. The treatment is thorough and detailed, but succinct. Understanding Abortion: From Mixed Feelings to Rational Thought is aimed at all people who want a better understanding of what the two sides on this issue are really saying, and what reasons they give for their position. Many people assume that this issue is an interminable one, with “no clear answers”; a purely emotional debate that cannot be addressed by the use of reasoned arguments. The book shows that this is not the case.
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Copyright year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-6771-7
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-6772-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
216
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Contents No access
List of Tables and Figures No access
1: Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
2: The Feminist Quality of Life Argument No access
3: The General Quality of Life Argument No access
4: The Not-a-Person Argument No access
5: The No-Duty-to-Sustain Argument No access
6: The Reality of the Child in the Womb No access
7: Abortion Means Killing This Child No access
8: Abortion Causes Pain to the Child No access
9: The Dignity of the Human Person No access
10: Some Pro-Choice Replies to Pro-Life Claims No access
11: When Does a Person Begin to Exist? No access
12: Other Approaches No access
13: What Should We Do If We Are in Doubt? No access
14: The Legal Status: Pro-Choice and Pro-Life No access
15: The Role of Government No access
16: Other Significant Legal Aspects No access
17: The Hard Cases: Rape, Life of the Woman, Severe Deformities No access
18: Safety Issues No access
19: Going Beyond Abortion: The Unity Way No access
