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

By:

O'Brien, Dennis, 1931-

Publication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.Description: xiv, 171 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781442205772 cloth : alk. paper)
1442205776 cloth : alk. paper)
9781442205796 (electronic)
1442205792 (electronic)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

261.8/360973 22

LOC classification:

HQ767.5.U5 O27 2010

Contents:

A foundational issue -- Abortion and law -- Morality : not too much theory -- Rights, persons, and pregnancy -- Church morality -- Notable lacks and present temptations.

Summary: This volume takes a critical look at abortion, a topic increasingly viewed as the central political issue for Catholics. 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 legal, moral, and Christian perspectives, presenting compelling reasons why Church leaders and Catholics should stop trying to overturn Roe v. Wade and reconsider the issue.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	HQ767.5 .U5 O27 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001221927

Browsing NMC Library shelves, Shelving location: Stacks Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	HQ767.5 .U5 F745 2010 Willing and unable : doctors' constraints in abortion care /	HQ767.5.U5 H397 2017 Women against abortion : inside the largest moral reform movement of the twentieth century /	HQ767.5 .U5 H4 2005 Abortion politics in North America /	HQ767.5 .U5 O27 2010 The Church and abortion : a Catholic dissent /	HQ767.5 .U5 P65 2014 Pro : reclaiming abortion rights /	HQ767.5 .U5 P66 2006 The party of death : how liberal democrats became the party of abortion, euthanasia, and disregard for human life /	HQ767.5 .U5 P76 1984 The Problem of abortion /	Next

This volume takes a critical look at abortion, a topic increasingly viewed as the central political issue for Catholics. 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 legal, moral, and Christian perspectives, presenting compelling reasons why Church leaders and Catholics should stop trying to overturn Roe v. Wade and reconsider the issue.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index.

A foundational issue -- Abortion and law -- Morality : not too much theory -- Rights, persons, and pregnancy -- Church morality -- Notable lacks and present temptations.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.