Abortion

Belinda Bennett

Contents: Part I: Personhood, Prenatal Life and Reproductive Rights: Is there a 'new ethics of abortion'?, Raanan Gillon; A defense of abortion, Judith Jarvis Thomson; The rights and wrongs of abortion: a reply to Judith Thomson, John Finnis; A defense of 'A Defense of Abortion': on the responsibility objection to Thomson's argument, David Boonin; Thomson's violinist and conjoined twins, Kenneth Einar Himma ; The moral significance of birth, Mary Anne Warren; Abortion and embodiment, Catriona Mackenzie; Fetal images: the power of visual culture in the politics of reproduction, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky; More than 'a woman's right to choose'?, Susan Himmelweit; Reflections on sex equality under law, Catherine A. MacKinnon ; Prenatal invasions and interventions: what's wrong with fetal rights, Janet Gallagher. Part II: Regulating Abortion: International Perspectives: The criminal sanction as it relates to human reproduction: the genesis of the statutory prohibition of abortion, Shelley Gavigan; Abortion laws: comparative and feminist perspectives in Australia, England and the United States, Kerry Petersen; Unenumerated rights: whether and how Roe should be overruled, Ronald Dworkin; Member state sovereignty and women's reproductive rights: the European Union's response, Peta-Gaye Miller; Making abortions safe: a matter of good public health policy and practice, Marge Berer; The problem of coerced abortion in China and related ethical issues, Jing-Bao Nie. Part III: Health Professionals and Abortion: The need for more physicians trained in abortion: raising future physicians' awareness, Steve Heilig and Therese S. Wilson); The pro-life maternal-fetal medicine physician: a problem of integrity, Jeffrey Blustein and Alan R. Fleischman; Freedom of conscience, professional responsibility, and access to abortion, Rebecca S. Dresser. Part IV: Prenatal Diagnosis and Abortion: One principle and three fallacies of disability studies, John Harris; Prenatal diagnosis and selective abortion: a challenge to practice and policy, Adrienne Asch; The disability rights critique of prenatal genetic testing: reflections and recommendations, Erik Parens and Adrienne Asch; Abortion, autonomy and prenatal diagnosis, Emily Jackson; Abortion and the law: questions for feminism, Nivedita Menon; Name index.