LEADER 02780nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910459474203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-82055-9 010 $a9786612820557 010 $a1-4422-0579-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059256 035 $a(EBL)662194 035 $a(OCoLC)701236958 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000414061 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12139762 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414061 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10385993 035 $a(PQKB)10748643 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC662194 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL662194 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10421406 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL282055 035 $a(OCoLC)671655147 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059256 100 $a20100326d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Church and abortion$b[electronic resource] $ea Catholic dissent /$fGeorge Dennis O'Brien 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-0578-4 311 $a1-4422-0577-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface; 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 Author 330 $aThis 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 exp 606 $aAbortion$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aAbortion$xReligious aspects 606 $aAbortion$xMoral and ethical aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAbortion$xGovernment policy 615 0$aAbortion$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aAbortion$xMoral and ethical aspects. 676 $a261.8/360973 700 $aO'Brien$b Dennis$f1931-$0160379 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459474203321 996 $aThe Church and abortion$91953458 997 $aUNINA