Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-242) and index.
Contents:
Abortion and religion -- Buddhism opposes but does not condemn abortion -- Hindu ethics about abortion are very different from Western ones -- Islam condemns almost all abortions after four months -- Judaism's approach to abortion is neither pro-choice nor pro-life -- Catholics can support a pro-choice stand on abortion -- Catholic legislators who support abortion should be denied communion -- Abortion and the law -- In Ireland, abortion should remain illegal -- In Europe, abortion should be legalized -- Jamaica should rewrite its outdated abortion laws -- In Jamaica, abortions should remain illegal -- In Queensland, Australia, legal confusion over abortion must be addressed -- In Queensland, Australia, abortion laws need not be changed -- Abortion and sex selection -- Worldwide, selective abortions cause shortage of women -- In China, selective abortions have created a gender imbalance -- In India, women feel great pressure to abort female fetuses -- In the United States, technology will legitimize sex-selective abortion -- Sex selection that does not involve abortion is ethical -- Sex selection is unethical even in the absence of abortion -- Abortion and sex education -- In South Africa, women need to be taught that abortion is legal -- In Russia, poor sex education results in too many abortions -- In Zimbabwe, poor education results in too many illegal abortions -- In Scotland, high abortion rate suggests failure of sex education -- In England, peer-led sex education does not reduce abortions -- In the United States, sex education contributes to high abortion rates.
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