| Description |
44 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Issues in society ; v. 213 |
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Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 213
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| Contents |
Chapter 1: Abortion and Unplanned Pregnancy Abortion in Australia; Abortion law in Australia; Abortion procedures; Emergency contraception; Morning-after pill now available without prescription; Teenage pregnancy; Teenage pregnancy in Australia; Making a decision: a woman-centred approach to looking at pregnancy options; Unplanned pregnancy options: so you're pregnant, now what ...; Facing a crisis pregnancy; Post-abortion grief -- Chapter 2: The Abortion Debate Anti-abortion statistics; Debunking anti-choice myths; Common myths and the crisis pregnancy; Abortion: health and ethical issues; Abortion: a woman's right to choose?; Ethical dimensions of unplanned pregnancy decisions; The moral argument; Making a decision: exploring moral, ethical and religious values; Rate of abortion highlights our moral failings; Men behave badly but women pay the price; Little deaths, great shame; Sexual and reproductive health organisations respond to abortion debate; Women's rights can sometimes be wrong; A decision so difficult calls for support, not condemnation; Abortion: the great divide continues |
| Summary |
There are approximately 100,000 abortions in Australia each year, while there are 250,000 live births each year. There are 2 aborted pregnancies for every 5 which result in a birth. This book seeks to provide a balanced, non-judgemental overview of the controversial abortion debate with arguments by both pro-choice and pro-life groups and looks at unplanned pregnancy and the moral, emotional and legal issues raised by the decison to either have a termination or raise a child. Information is also provided on termination procedures, effective contraception practices, the morning-after pill, teenage pregnancy issues, the options of parenting and adoption, and counselling |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Webliography: page 43 |
| Subject |
Refuse and refuse disposal -- New Zealand.
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Construction industry -- Waste disposal -- New Zealand.
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Source reduction (Waste management) -- New Zealand.
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Waste minimization -- New Zealand.
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Abortion -- Australia.
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Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Author |
Healey, Justin.
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BRANZ (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1920801227 : |
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