The human drama of abortion : a global search for consensus / Aníbal Faúndes, José Barzelatto
| Author(s): | Faúndes, Aníbal, 1931- |
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| Subjects: | Abortion--Cross-cultural studies Pregnancy, Unwanted--Cross-cultural studies |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English, Portuguese (translated from) |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | Nashville, Tenn. : Vanderbilt University Press, 2006 |
| LC Classification: | H, HQ |
| Alternate Title(s): | Drama do Aborto. |
| Additional Authors: | Barzelatto, J. (José) |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2005028168 ISBN: 0826515258 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN: 0826515266 (pbk. : alk. paper) EAN: 9780826515254 Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-193) and index Contents: Listening to women: why they have abortions -- The meaning of words -- The magnitude of induced abortion -- Consequences of unsafe abortion -- Why women get pregnant when they do not want to -- Why is a pregnancy so unwanted that it ends in abortion? -- Conflicting values encountered by health professionals -- Religious values -- Ethical values -- Values as reflected in law -- How to decrease the number of abortions -- How to reduce the human, social, and economic costs of abortion -- The paradox: rejecting abortion and opposing the prevention of unwanted pregnancies -- How to reach a consensus on abortion |
| Physical Description: | xxii, 200 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 61745550 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0826515258 0826515266 9780826515254 |