LEADER 03761nam 22006614a 450 001 9910465532003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-516000-2 010 $a0-19-534781-1 010 $a9786610704088 010 $a1-280-70408-X 035 $a(CKB)2560000000300292 035 $a(EBL)422923 035 $a(OCoLC)437109476 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000308805 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11225440 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308805 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260222 035 $a(PQKB)11284947 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000024339 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422923 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422923 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273308 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL70408 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000300292 100 $a20020614d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSacred rights$b[electronic resource] $ethe case for contraception and abortion in world religions /$fedited by Daniel C. Maguire 210 $aOxford [UK] ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-516001-0 311 $a0-19-984961-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. ""Each One an Entire World"": A Jewish Perspective on Family Planning; 2. Contraception and Abortion in Roman Catholicism; 3. Contraception and Abortion Within Protestant Christianity; 4. Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion in Islam: Undertaking Khilafah; 5. The Right to Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion: The Hindu View; 6. The Right to Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion in Thai Buddhism; 7. Family Planning and Abortion: Cultural Norms Versus Actual Practices in Nigeria 327 $a8. Reproductive Rites and Wrongs: Lessons from American Indian Religious Traditions, Historical Experience, and Contemporary Life9. Heavenly Way and Humanly Doings: A Consideration of Chinese Man's Body Management During the Late Imperial Period; 10. Excess, Lack, and Harmony: Some Confucian and Taoist Approaches to Family Planning and Population Management-Tradition and the Modern Challenge; 11. Religion, State, and Population Growth; 12. Reproduction and Sexuality in a Changing World: Reaching Consensus; Conclusion; Appendix: Editor's Note on Japanese Buddhism; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H 327 $aIJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z 330 $aAs the global population continues to grow, family planning is fast becoming one of the most critical issues facing the planet. While many organizations--most prominently the United Nations--are trying to implement policies that will help curb the population explosion, these measures are frequently blocked by those professing conservative religious beliefs. In many of the world's religions there is a restrictive and pro-natalist view on family planning, and this is one legitimate reading of those religious traditions. As the essays in this volume demonstrate, however, this is not the only leg 606 $aBirth control$xReligious aspects 606 $aContraception$xReligious aspects 606 $aAbortion$xReligious aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBirth control$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aContraception$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aAbortion$xReligious aspects. 676 $a291.5/66 701 $aMaguire$b Daniel C$0919535 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465532003321 996 $aSacred rights$92062405 997 $aUNINA