02816nam 2200649Ia 450 991080709540332120200520144314.01-282-82055-997866128205571-4422-0579-2(CKB)2670000000059256(EBL)662194(OCoLC)701236958(SSID)ssj0000414061(PQKBManifestationID)12139762(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414061(PQKBWorkID)10385993(PQKB)10748643(MiAaPQ)EBC662194(Au-PeEL)EBL662194(CaPaEBR)ebr10421406(CaONFJC)MIL282055(OCoLC)671655147(MiAaPQ)EBC30666625(Au-PeEL)EBL30666625(EXLCZ)99267000000005925620100326d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Church and abortion a Catholic dissent /George Dennis O'Brien1st ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20101 online resource (202 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0578-4 1-4422-0577-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface; Chapter One; A Foundational Issue; Chapter Two; Abortion and Law; Chapter Three; Morality: Not Too Much Theory; Chapter Four; Rights, Persons, and Pregnancy; Chapter Five; Church Morality; Chapter Six; Notable Lacks and Present Temptations; Afterword; For Further Reading; References; About the AuthorThis provocative book takes a critical look at what is increasingly viewed as the central political issue for Catholics-abortion. From pro-choice politicians being denied communion to Democrats being called ""the party of death,"" for some of the most vocal Catholic leaders, the abortion issue often trumps all others. The author, a practicing Catholic who is against abortion in principle, believes the Church is on the wrong course with this issue, with grievous results for the Church and American society more broadly. He gives a brief history of abortion legislation, then expAbortionGovernment policyUnited StatesAbortionReligious aspectsAbortionMoral and ethical aspectsAbortionGovernment policyAbortionReligious aspects.AbortionMoral and ethical aspects.261.8/360973O'Brien Dennis1931-160379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807095403321The Church and abortion4116316UNINA