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Author Jacoby, Kerry N., 1962-

Title Souls, bodies, spirits : the drive to abolish abortion since 1973 / Kerry N. Jacoby
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 230 pages)
Contents Abortion and its discontents -- In the beginning: the abortion abolition enterprise as a Catholic moral crusade -- One body: building ecumenism in the moral crusade -- Into the lion's den: the abortion abolition enterprise becomes a social movement -- The scorn of men: actors, images, and the public -- The latter days: the abortion abolition enterprise and religious revival -- Tribulation and the new world coming: violence, checks and balances, and the big picture -- A new creature: the future of the enterprise and a reinterpretation of faith-based political action
Summary A history of the abortion abolition campaign from Roe v Wade to the 1996 election, the author explores the subject historically, sociologically, theologically and politically, arguing for deepened understanding of pro-lifers. The Catholic, social movement and direct action angles are all examined
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index
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SUBJECT Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd
Subject Pro-life movement -- United States -- History
Abortion -- United States -- History
Abortion.
Abortion, Induced
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Abortion & Birth Control.
Abortion
Pro-life movement
Schwangerschaftsabbruch
Gegenbewegung Soziologie
United States
USA
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0313003351
9780313003356
0275960447
9780275960445