The human drama of abortion : seeking a global consensus /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faúndes, Aníbal, 1931-
Other Authors: Barzelatto, J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Listening to women: why they have abortions
  • The meaning of words
  • The magnitude of induced abortion
  • Consequences of unsafe abortion
  • Why women get pregnant when they do not want to
  • Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion?
  • Conflicting values faced by health professionals
  • Religious values
  • Ethical values
  • Values as reflected in law
  • How to decrease the number of abortions
  • How to reduce the human, social, and economic cost of abortions
  • The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention
  • How to reach a consensus on abortion.