| A Brief, Liberal, Catholic Defense of Abortion Contributor(s): Dombrowski, Daniel A. (Author), Deltete, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252073975 ISBN-13: 9780252073977 Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2006 Annotation: The Catholic Church has always opposed abortion, but--contrary to popular belief--not always for the same reasons. This tightly argued, historically grounded study sets out to demonstrate that a "pro-choice" stance, now held by a significant minority of Catholics, is as fully justified by Catholic thought as an antiabortion view. A Brief, Liberal, Catholic Defense of Abortion argues that the current Catholic antiabortion stance is justified neither by modern embryology nor by ancient church teachings. Combining up-to-date information on fetal development with a thorough grasp of the works of the church's early thinkers (such as Sts. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas), Daniel A. Dombrowski and Robert Deltete expose crucial contradictions between the early and the modern Church's views of abortion. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 241.697 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 8.48" W x 5.42" L (0.48 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: This tightly argued, historically grounded study sets out to demonstrate that a 'pro-choice' stance is as fully justified by Catholic thought as an anti-abortion view, and may even be more compatible with Catholic tradition than the current opposition to abortion espoused by most Catholic leaders. |
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