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Author O'Brien, Dennis, 1931-

Title The Church and abortion : a Catholic dissent / George Dennis O'Brien.

Publication Info. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 171 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A foundational issue -- Abortion and law -- Morality : not too much theory -- Rights, persons, and pregnancy -- Church morality -- Notable lacks and present temptations -- Afterword.
Summary This 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 vocalCatholic 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 explores the issue from.
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Subject Abortion -- Government policy -- United States.
Abortion -- Government policy.
United States.
Abortion -- Religious aspects.
Abortion -- Religious aspects.
Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: O'Brien, Dennis, 1931- Church and abortion. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2010 9781442205772 (DLC) 2010012577 (OCoLC)606404177
ISBN 9781442205796 (electronic book)
1442205792 (electronic book)
9781442205772
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