Abortion
Subtitle: opposing viewponts
By: James D. Torr, book editor.
Contributors: Torr, James D., 1974-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects; Abortion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ch. 1. Is abortion immoral?; title: 1. Abortion is immoral / William P. Saunders; title: 2. Abortion is not immoral / Caitlin Borgmann, Catherine Weiss; title: 3. Life begins at conception / Jon Dougherty; title: 4. Abortion rights are pro-life / Leonard Peikoff; title: 5. Third trimester abortions should be viewed as immoral / Gregg Easterbrook; title: 6. The morality of abortion does not depend on the stages of pregnancy / Karen Houppert; title: ch. 2. Does abortion benefit women?; title: 1. Access to safe and legal abortion benefits women / Felicia H. Stewart, Philip D. Darney; title: 2. Legalized abortion has harmed women / Candace C. Crandall; title: 3. Abortion harms women's health / Ian Gentles; title: 4. Abortion is safe / NARAL Pro-Choice America; title: 5. Post-abortion emotional problems harm women / Valerie Meehan; title: 6. Post-abortion emotional problems do not harm women / Noy Thrupkaew; title: ch. 3. Should abortion rights be restricted?; title: 1. Abortion should be legal / Rachel Benson Gold; title: 2. Abortion should be illegal / Raymond J. Adamek; title: 3. Access to abortion should be restricted / Michael J. New; title: 4. Access to abortion should not be restricted / Georgana Hanson; title: 5. Partial-birth abortions should be illegal / Hanes Swingle; title: 6. Partial-birth abortions should be legal / Simon Heller; title: 7. The United States should fund legal abortion in other countries / Marty Meehan and Gloria Feldt; title: 8. The United States should not fund abortion in other countries / Gail Quinn; title: ch. 4. Do genetic technologies destroy human life?; title: 1. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis destroys human life / John F. Kilner; title: 2. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis helps parents have healthy children / C. Cameron, R. Williamson; title: 3. Stem cell research destroys human life / Jacqueline Lee; title: 4. Stem cell research can save lives / NARAL Pro-Choice America.