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Consistent Ethic of Life: Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

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I don't normally write reviews, but the lack of information provided for this book coupled with the fact that it comes up with a one star rating courtesy of that user who has not, in fact, read it, has spurred me to do so.

This presents a collection of Cardinal Bernardin's lectures on the idea of a consistent ethic of life and also includes the papers presented by John C. Finnis, James M. Gustafson, J. Bryan Hehir and Richard A. McCormick, S.J. at the Consistent Ethic of Life symposium that was hosted by Loyola and the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1987. Subjects that are dealt with include both those concerning threats to life itself such as abortion, war, capital punishment and euthanasia, as well as threats to quality of life such as poverty, health care and pornography. The Cardinal binds these issues together with the notion that life is both sacred and social, and bases his arguments on the inviolability of human dignity.

Unlike most other books on Amazon, there is no information about this book in the editor's comments. Does it cover capital punishment, non-violence, care for teenage pregnancy, adoption reform, as well as prohibition against abortion? Does the Cardinal take a position on all options available to poor unwed mothers, including birth control?