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Title Abortion : opposing viewpoints / James D. Torr, book editor.

Publication Info. Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, [2006]
©2006

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 Southington Library - Adult  363.46 TOR    Check Shelf
Description 192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Opposing viewpoints series
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Ch.1 Is abortion immoral? : Abortion is immoral / William P. Saunders -- Abortion is not immoral / Caitlin Borgmann, Catherine Weiss -- Life begins at conception / Jon Dougherty -- Abortion rights are pro-life / Leonard Peikoff -- Third trimester abortions should be viewed as immoral / Gregg Easterbrook -- The morality of abortion does not depend on the stages of pregnancy / Karen Houppert.
Ch.2 Does abortion benefit women? : Access to safe and legal abortion benefits women / Felicia H. Stewart, Philip D. Darney -- Legalized abortion has harmed women / Candace C. Crandall -- Abortion harms women's health / Ian Gentles -- Abortion is safe / NARAL Pro-Choice America -- Post-abortion emotional problems harm women / Valerie Meehan -- Post-abortion emotional problems do not harm women / Noy Thrupkaew.
Ch.3 Should abortion rights be restricted? : Abortion should be legal / Rachel Benson Gold -- Abortion should be illegal / Raymond J. Adamek -- Access to abortion should be restricted / Michael J. New -- Access to abortion should not be restricted / Georgana Hanson -- Partial-birth abortions should be illegal / Hanes Swingle -- Partial-birth abortions should be legal / Simon Heller -- The United States should fund legal abortion in other countries / Marty Meehan, Gloria Feldt -- The United States should not fund abortion in other countries / Gail Quinn.
Ch.4 Do genetic technologies destroy human life? : Preimplantation genetic diagnosis destroys human life / John F. Kilner -- Reimplantation genetic diagnosis helps parents have healthy children / C. Cameron, R. Williamson -- Stem cell research destroys human life / Jacqueline Lee -- Stem cell research can save lives / NARAL Pro-Choice America.
Summary Explores opposing viewspoints dealing with abortion.
Subject Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Abortion.
Added Author Torr, James D., 1974-
ISBN 073772921X library binding alkaline paper
9780737729214 library binding alkaline paper
0737729228 paperback alkaline paper
9780737729221 paperback alkaline paper
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