The Moral Case for Abortion

Ann Furedi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

165 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-41118-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This thought-provoking book sets out the ethical arguments for a woman’s right to choose. Drawing on the traditions of sociological thinking and moral philosophy, it maintains that there is a strong moral case for recognizing autonomy in personal decision-making about reproductive intentions. More than this, it argues that to prevent a woman from making her own choice to continue or end her pregnancy is to undermine the essence of her humanity. The author, a provider of abortion services in the UK, asserts that true respect for human life and true regard for individual conscience demand that we respect a woman’s right to decide, and that support for a woman’s right to a termination has moral foundations and ethical integrity. This fresh perspective on abortion will interest both pro- and anti-choice individuals and organizations, along with academics in the fields of gender studies, philosophy, ethics and religion.

Autor

Ann Furedi is Chief Executive of British Pregnancy Advisory Service, a not-for-profit provider of abortion services in the UK. She is a leading pro-choice advocate and has written extensively on issues relating to pregnancy and birth control.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.08.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 165 p.
• Verlagsort: Basingstoke
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 3392 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Birth-control • Catholicism • Conception • Contraception • End of Life • Enlightenment • ethics • Family planning • Feminism • Fertilization • Fetus • Gynaecology • intimacy • Obstetrics • Pro-choice • Pro-life • Sex • women’s health • women's rights
• ISBN-10: 1-137-41118-X / 113741118X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-41118-1 / 9781137411181
• Zustand: Neuware