New Essays on Abortion and Bioethics (Advances in Bioethics) [Hardcover]

R.B. Edwards (Author, Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0762301945 | ISBN-13: 978-0762301942 | Publication Date: September 16, 1997 | Edition: 1

Hardbound. Anthologies on abortion and general medical ethics texts often seem to recycle the same old, but good, arguments. Can anything new be said about this sensitive and contentious topic? Contributors to this volume were invited to say something original, as well as something old, but essential about the factual, valuational, religious and metaphysical issues relevant to abortion, all of which are woven together so intricately into our diverse and seemingly irreconcilable world-views. Essays in this volume consider the conceptual links between views on abortion and foetal development, abortion procedures, religion, laws and public funding (or no funding) policies. Authors also defend well-defined and differentiated positions on abortion that can broadly be described as the Roman Catholic, the Conservative, the Moderate and the Liberal positions. New Essays on Abortion and Bioethics will provide readers with useful models of critic

Product Details

• Hardcover: 346 pages
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited; 1 edition (September 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762301945
• ISBN-13: 978-0762301942
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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