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Sacred rights : the case for contraception and abortion in world religions /
As the global population continues to grow, family planning is fast becoming one of the most critical issues facing the planet. While many organizations--most prominently the United Nations--are trying to implement policies that will help curb the population explosion, these measures are frequently...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford [UK] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As the global population continues to grow, family planning is fast becoming one of the most critical issues facing the planet. While many organizations--most prominently the United Nations--are trying to implement policies that will help curb the population explosion, these measures are frequently blocked by those professing conservative religious beliefs. In many of the world's religions there is a restrictive and pro-natalist view on family planning, and this is one legitimate reading of those religious traditions. As the essays in this volume demonstrate, however, this is not the only legi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 295 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195347814 0195347811 128070408X 9781280704086 9780199849611 0199849617 9780195160000 0195160002 9780195160017 0195160010 9786610704088 6610704082 |