| Description |
xxi, 309 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Natural law and the thomistic roots of John Paul II's ethics of human life -- Sexuality and responsibility: contraception as an ethical problem -- The post-conciliar state of the question on contraception: the encyclical, relevant case, arguments, and description of contraception -- Toward an adequate argument in support of humanae vitae: the necessary integration of anthropology, action theory, virtue, and natural law -- The use of contraceptives under threat of rape: an exception? clarifying a central teaching of veritatis splendor -- Injustices regarding human life: reproductive technology and abortion -- The instrumentalization of human life: ethical considerations concerning reproductive technology -- Human fetuses, persons, and the right to abortion: toward an absolute power of the born? -- The legal defense of prenatal life in constitutional democracies. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Human reproductive technology -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Abortion -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Contraception -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Murphy, William F.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Cover Title |
Ethics of procreation & the defense of human life |
| ISBN |
9780813217222 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0813217229 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780813218052 (electronic bk.) |
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