Abortion
Abortion | Abortion Is Not Immoral
In the following viewpoint, John M. Swomley provides a rebuttal to a November 1998 Catholic bishops’ statement, which counseled Americans to protect human life from conception to death. Swomley contends that the bishops’ argument cites the Bible out of context and imposes an anti-abortion agenda on the Scriptures. The Bible actually contains no statements against abortion, he explains; in addition, a fetus is scientifically defined as a person when brain activity begins—about twenty-eight weeks after implantation— not at conception. Abortion may be necessary when a woman’s...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Is Abortion Immoral?
- Chapter 2: Should Abortion Rights Be Restricted?
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Chapter 3: Can Abortion Be Justified?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Abortion Is a “Necessary Evil”
- Rape Justifies Abortion
- Rape Does Not Justify Abortion
- Congenital Defects May Justify Abortion
- Congenital Defects Do Not Justify Abortion
- Abortion Has Led to a Decrease in Crime
- Abortion Has Not Led to a Decrease in Crime
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 4: Is Abortion Safe?
- For Further Discussion
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- Bibliography
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