The silent subject : reflections on the unborn in American culture

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The silent subject : reflections on the unborn in American culture

edited by Brad Stetson ; foreword by Richard John Neuhaus

Praeger, 1996

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-254) and index

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When, God willing, the abortion controversy is behind us, partisans of the pro-life and pro-choice positions are going to have to live together in this society. That is why, sloganeering and passionate polemics are inevitable, civil conversation is essential. And that is why The Silent Subject is such a gift to all of us at this point in the controversy. (From the foreword by Richard John Neuhaus) The essays in this work constitute a sensitive, public argument for a reconstruction of the confused-yet dominant-popular attitudes toward nascent human life and its value. Unlike most pro-life arguments, it offers no strictly religious or exclusively sectarian warrants for its assertions - instead bearing a more secular cast, speaking to a generalized and pluralistic audience. As a whole, The Silent Subject embraces no specific, particular political ideology. Its contributors have a broad spectrum of professional interests, political perspectives and social philosophies - all of which indicates the fundamentally humanistic and apolitical nature of concern for the unborn and the degree to which they are esteemed. This unusual book is a refreshingly candid and morally compelling analysis of the social forces that superintend our cultural outlook toward unborn human life.

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Foreword by Richard John Neuhaus Preface Introduction by Brad Stetson Ethical Perspectives Substances, Property-Things and Human Persons: The Moral Status of Fetuses and Embryos by John A. Mitchell and Scott B. Rae Ignorance of Fetal Status as a Justification For Abortion by Francis J. Beckwith Moral Duty to the Unborn and Its Significance by Sidney Callahan The "Medicalizing" of Abortion Decisions by Thomas Murphy Goodwin Cultural Perspectives Feminism and Imaging the Unborn by Camille S. Williams Sex and Consequences: An Anthropological View by Olivia Vlahos Personal Perspectives Motherhood in the 90's: To Have or Have Not by Maria McFadden Pregnancy Care Centers: Sisterhood is Powerful by Frederica Mathewes-Green Women Who Abort: Their Reflections on the Unborn by David C. Reardon Religious Perspectives When Good Men Do Nothing: Reflections From a Modern-Day Burgermeister by Michael Mckenzie The Catholic Debate on the Moral Status of the Embryo by Tom Poundstone Legal Perspectives The Effective Enforcement of Abortion Law Before Roe v. Wade by Clarke D. Forsythe Supreme Court Jurisprudence and Prenatal Life by Tom Poundstone Selected Bibliography Index

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