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- Changing Unjust Laws Justly: Pro-Life Solidarity with "The Last and Least"
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
Changing Unjust Laws Justly is the first book to address systematically the practical, legal, and ethical problems that are encountered in well-intentioned attempts to restrict abortion. It will be of considerable interest not only to political, legal, and moral philosophers, but also to lawmakers and the pro-life movement generally.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-19
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- 1. A Denial of Solidarity
- pp. 15-56
- PART II. A QUESTION OF LAW
- pp. 57-77
- 2. Jurisprudential Options Revisited
- pp. 59-89
- PART III. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- pp. 119-139
- 4. Good Acts by Bad Acts?
- pp. 121-158
- 5. A “Special Case” Consideration
- pp. 159-185
- 6. Avoiding Ethical Inconsistencies
- pp. 186-212
- PART IV. LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
- pp. 213-233
- 7. Identifying Just and Unjust Proposals
- pp. 215-254
- 8. Voting Opportunities
- pp. 255-286
- 9. Evangelium Vitae
- pp. 289-316
- 10. An Overview and Conclusion
- pp. 317-333
- APPENDICES
- pp. 334-353
- B. Abortion Act 1967
- pp. 337-340
- C. Abortion (Amendment) Bill (January 1988)
- pp. 341-342
- D. Abortion (Amendment) Bill (May 1988)
- pp. 343-344
- Bibliography
- pp. 347-358
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813216096
Related ISBN(s)
9780813214061
MARC Record
OCLC
608257068
Pages
382
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2005