The Ethics of Abortion

by Hurley, Jennifer A.

• ISBN13: 9780737704709
• ISBN10: 0737704705
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Members of the pro-choice and pro-life movements offer conflicting arguments about whether -- and in what cases -- abortion can be considered ethical.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(10)
Abortion Law in the United States: An Overview	10	(3)
John E. Schwenkler
Abortion Is a Moral Choice	13	(10)
Henry Morgentaler
Abortion Is Not a Moral Choice	23	(5)
John Paul II
The Morality of Abortion Is Difficult to Determine	28	(2)
Ted Merrill
Abortion Is Sometimes Necessary	30	(4)
Naomi Wolf
The Myth of Abortion as a ``Necessary Evil''	34	(5)
Clarke D. Forsythe
Legal Abortion Is a Social Right	39	(7)
Marlene Gerber Fried
Legal Abortion Is a Social Injustice	46	(6)
First Things
Finding Common Ground in the Abortion Debate	52	(9)
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Late-Term Abortion Is Unjustifiable	61	(3)
John F. Kavanaugh
Late-Term Abortion Is Sometimes Justifiable	64	(3)
Ellen Goodman
Aborting a Handicapped Fetus Is Unethical	67	(3)
Paul Greenberg
Aborting a Handicapped Fetus Is Ethical	70	(5)
Ann Bradley
Research Using Human Embryos Is Morally Acceptable	75	(2)
Peter Singer
Research Using Human Embryos Is Morally Unacceptable	77	(4)
Russell E. Saltzman
Organizations to Contact	81	(4)
Bibliography	85	(2)
Index	87