| Contents |
Abortion : a sociological perspective / Polly F. Radosh -- Health and medical aspects of abortion / Kathy Fischer and Sarah R. Goff -- The many faces of U.S. abortion policy : how government structure results in multiple policies / Aimee D. Shouse -- Hidden in plain view : an overview of abortion in rural Illinois and around the globe / Heather McIlvaine-Newsad -- Abortion, polyphonic narratives and Kantianism : quality of life matters / Susan A. Martinelli-Fernandez -- Staying within an "understanding distance" : one feminist's scientific and theological reflections on pregnancy and abortion / Althea K. Alton -- Orphans, abortions, and the public fetus in The Cider House rules / Lori Baker-Sperry -- Abortion and mental health / Gayla Elliott -- Pedagogical considerations for an interdisciplinary course on abortion / Lori Baker-Sperry -- Concluding remarks : the uncertainty of autonomy and the assuredness of vagueness / Heather McIlvaine-Newsad. |
| Abstract |
"The first essays set forth sociological, medical, and political points of view, discussing the abortion debate along with various abortion methods. The next essay serves as a bridge to the remaining essays. The remaining essays examine a study of The Cider House Rules; the biological and theological concerns; a case study of abortion; and a feminist Kantian perspective"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009001475 |
| ISBN | 9780786434947 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0786434945 (softcover : alk. paper) |
