Defending Life
Title | Defending Life PDF eBook |
Author | Francis J. Beckwith |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 482 |
Release | 2007-08-13 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1139466429 |
Defending Life is arguably the most comprehensive defense of the pro-life position on abortion - morally, legally, and politically - that has ever been published in an academic monograph. It offers a detailed and critical analysis of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey as well as arguments by those who defend a Rawlsian case for abortion-choice, such as J. J. Thomson. The author defends the substance view of persons as the view with the most explanatory power. The substance view entails that the unborn is a subject of moral rights from conception. While defending this view, the author responds to the arguments of thinkers such as Boonin, Dworkin, Stretton, Ford and Brody. He also critiques Thomson's famous violinist argument and its revisions by Boonin and McDonagh. Defending Life includes chapters critiquing arguments found in popular politics and the controversy over cloning and stem cell research.
The Turnaway Study
Title | The Turnaway Study PDF eBook |
Author | Diana Greene Foster |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2021-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1982141573 |
"Now with a new afterword by the author"--Back cover.
The Moral Case for Abortion
Title | The Moral Case for Abortion PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Furedi |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 173 |
Release | 2016-07-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137411198 |
This thought-provoking book sets out the ethical arguments for a woman’s right to choose. Drawing on the traditions of sociological thinking and moral philosophy, it maintains that there is a strong moral case for recognizing autonomy in personal decision-making about reproductive intentions. More than this, it argues that to prevent a woman from making her own choice to continue or end her pregnancy is to undermine the essence of her humanity. The author, a provider of abortion services in the UK, asserts that true respect for human life and true regard for individual conscience demand that we respect a woman’s right to decide, and that support for a woman’s right to a termination has moral foundations and ethical integrity. This fresh perspective on abortion will interest both pro- and anti-choice individuals and organizations, along with academics in the fields of gender studies, philosophy, ethics and religion.
Abortion Rights
Title | Abortion Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Kate Greasley |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1107170931 |
Presents critical and forcefully argued debate between two moral philosophers, setting out strong cases on both sides of the argument.
Rachel Weeping
Title | Rachel Weeping PDF eBook |
Author | James Tunstead Burtchaell |
Publisher | Harpercollins |
Pages | 381 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 9780060612511 |
A leading Catholic scholar investigates the abortion issue and looks at personal accounts as well as pro-abortion arguments
The Case Against Abortion
Title | The Case Against Abortion PDF eBook |
Author | Lori Van Winden |
Publisher | |
Pages | 143 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780892432950 |
The great abortion debate did not end with the Supreme Court decision of January 22, 1973. Even today no topic turns a conversation into a heated exchange the way abortion does. It is an issue that impassions us all. Where can one turn for a rational, discerning examination of an issue so embroiled in controversy? This book constructs an intelligent platform on which to stand firm for life. The author presents a comprehensive argument that relies on reason and logic to support the pro-life stance. She describes the stages of fetal development, details commonly used abortion techniques, explains the effects of the abortion on the mother, and examines the far-reaching effects of the abortion mentality on our society. She also challenges the eleven most common arguments supporting a woman's "right" to abortion on demand, showing how each is seriously flawed.
Abortion Politics, Mass Media, and Social Movements in America
Title | Abortion Politics, Mass Media, and Social Movements in America PDF eBook |
Author | Deana A. Rohlinger |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 1107069238 |
Weaving together analyses of archival material, news coverage, and interviews conducted with journalists from mainstream and partisan outlets as well as with activists across the political spectrum, Deana A. Rohlinger reimagines how activists use a variety of mediums, sometimes simultaneously, to agitate for - and against - legal abortion. Rohlinger's in-depth portraits of four groups - the National Right to Life Committee, Planned Parenthood, the National Organization for Women, and Concerned Women for America - illuminates when groups use media and why they might choose to avoid media attention altogether. Rohlinger expertly reveals why some activist groups are more desperate than others to attract media attention and sheds light on what this means for policy making and legal abortion in the twenty-first century.