Responsible reproductive choice in the 21st century : procreation and abortion / Malcolm de Roubaix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Roubaix, Malcolm, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects.

Abortion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

This book systematically traces the development, significance, and implications of female reproductive choice. Paramount is the right to safe termination of pregnancy (TOP). In the USA, these rights are under threat after the reversal of Roe v Wade (1973), confirming the eternally contested nature of the pro-life/pro-choice standoff. The approach is unique and from all angles - historical, social, emotional, and legal. South African experience is evaluated against a global backdrop.Arguing from an ethics of responsibility, the book presents a justified, balanced, rational, and moderate position on the moral acceptability of TOP. It proposes that the morality TOP be evaluated by balancing inherent foetal moral significance against contingent potentiality: context and circumstance that may determine foetal development. TOP is a choice a woman faces with each pregnancy. It always has moral implications - exclusive to the life of the woman. So, too, do continued pregnancy and parenthood, but these are of greater magnitude and duration.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Part 2

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Part 3

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Part 4

Chapter 23.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: de Roubaix, Malcolm Responsible Reproductive Choice in the 21st Century

ISBN:

9781527591783