Consistently opposing killing : from abortion to assisted suicide, the death penalty, and war / edited by Rachel M. MacNair and Stephen Zunes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacNair, Rachel.

Zunes, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Moral and ethical aspects.

Violence.

Life and death, Power over.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

iv, 204 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction: The Power of Being Consistent / Rachel M. MacNair 1

Connected Violence

1 Word Games Take Lives / William Brennan 11

2 The Left Has Betrayed the Sanctity of Life: Consistency Demands Concern for the Unborn / Mary Meehan 19

3 The Indivisibility of Life and the Slippery Slope / Nat Hentoff 25

4 Israel/Palestine and Abortion / Stephen Zunes 33

5 Understanding How Killing Traumatizes the Killer / Rachel M. MacNair 39

6 Abortion and the Feminization of Poverty / Thomas W. Strahan 47

7 The Direct Killing of Racism and Poverty / Excerpts from various sources 55

8 When Bigotry Turns Disabilities Deadly / Excerpts from various sources 61

9 Right to Life of Humans and Animals / Vasu Murti 67

10 Does the Seamless Garment Fit? American Public Opinion / Edith Bogue 73

11 Perceptions of Connections / Rachel M. MacNair 87

Connected Solutions

12 Activists Reminisce: An Oral History of Pro-lifers for Survival / Taped interview 105

13 Activism Throughout the Centuries / Mary Krane Derr 117

14 Changing Hearts and Minds / Mary Meehan 133

15 The Law's Role in the Consistent Life Ethic / Carol Crossed 147

16 Pro-life Politics: From Counter-Movement to Transforming Movement / James R. Kelly 159

17 Connecting the Dots-Nonviolently / Michael N. Nagler 173

18 People Power and Regime Change: How Nonviolence Spreads Democracy / Stephen Zunes 179

19 Conflict Transformation: Dissolving "Battle Lines" / Rachel M. MacNair 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313352782

031335278X

OCLC:

181827413