Life and Learning XXI

Preface

Legal Perspectives

The San Jose Articles and an International Right to Abortion   William L. Saunders, Esq.

Anti-Choice: When Having a Choice Diminishes Family Solidarity   Richard Stith

Philosophical Perspectives

The Role of Metaphysics and Theology in the Contemporary Pro-Life Debate   Kimberly Zenarolla Henkel

“Some One, from the Start”: Arguments for Personal Humanity   James G. Hanink

Daniel Maguire’s Sacred Choices: Method and Content   Christopher M. Carr 

Distinguishing Secular and Theological Justifications of the First Amendment: Implications for Pro-Life Legislation   Eric Manchester
 

Literary and Cultural Perspectives

Contemporary Jewish Fiction on Abortion: Ethical Considerations from Various Responsa and their Absence in Recent Jewish-American Fiction
Jeff Koloze 

The American Experience of Abortion: An Interdisciplinary Approach   Denise Mackura

We Are All Gods   Charles K. Bellinger

Medical and Scientific Perspectives

Cryopreserved Embryos and Dignitas Personae: Another Option?   Patrick A. Tully 

The World Health Organization   Andrew Essig

Toward a More Pro-life Campus: Insights from Attitude Research   Nicholas DiFonzo 

The Influence of Contraception on Abortion among Women of Reproductive Age in the United States    Richard J. Fehring

Moral Perspectives

“Vital Conflicts” and the Catholic Magisterial Tradition  Kevin L. Flannery, S.J.

A Revised Analysis of the “Phoenix Abortion Case”” and a Critique of New Natural Law Intentionality    Thomas Berg

“Vital Conflicts” and the Catholic Magisterial Tradition A Case for Equal Basic Rights for All Human Beings, Born and Unborn: A Response to Critics of The Ethics of Abortion    Christopher Kaczor