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Sacred rights [electronic resource] : the case for contraception and abortion in the world's religions / edited by Daniel C. Maguire

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New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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1 online resource (viii, 295 pages) : illustrations
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Maguire, Daniel C.
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction / Daniel C. Maguire -- 1."Each One an Entire World": A Jewish Perspective on Family Planning / Laurie Zoloth -- 2.Contraception and Abortion in Roman Catholicism / Christine E. Gudorf -- 3.Contraception and Abortion Within Protestant Christianity / Gloria H. Albrecht -- 4.Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion in Islam: Undertaking Khilafah / Sa'Diyya Shaikh -- 5.The Right to Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion: The Hindu View / Sandhya Jain -- 6.The Right to Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion in Thai Buddhism / Parichart Suwanbubbha -- 7.Family Planning and Abortion: Cultural Norms Versus Actual Practices in Nigeria / Funmi Togonu-Bickersteth -- 8.Reproductive Rites and Wrongs: Lessons from American Indian Religious Traditions, Historical Experience, and Contemporary Life / Mary C. Churchill -- 9.Heavenly Way and Humanly Doings: A Consideration of Chinese Man's Body Management During the Late Imperial Period / Ping-Chen Hsiung -- 10.Excess, Lack, and Harmony: Some Confucian and Taoist Approaches to Family Planning and Population Management - Tradition and the Modern Challenge / Geling Shang -- 11.Religion, State, and Population Growth / Anrudh Jain -- 12.Reproduction and Sexuality in a Changing World: Reaching Consensus / Jose Barzelatto / Elizabeth Dawson -- Conclusion / Arvind Sharma -- App.Editor's Note on Japanese Buddhism / Daniel C. Maguire.
Summary
Daniel Maguire presents the work of the 'Sacred Choices Initiative' of the Religious Consultation on Population Reproductive Health, and Ethics. This initiative aims to change international discourse on family planning and rescue the debate from superficial sloganeering.
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9780199849611 (ebook)
0199849617 (ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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