Sacred rights: the case for contraception and abortion in world religions

Abstract

Contributors Introduction Each One an Entire A Jewish Perspective on Family Planning Contraception and Abortion in Roman Catholicism Contraception and Abortion Within Protestant Christianity Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion in Islam: Undertaking Khilafah The Right to Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion: The Hindu View The Right to Family Planning, Contraception, and Abortion in Thai Buddhism Family Planning and Abortion: Cultural Norms Versus Actual Practices in Nigeria Reproductive Rites and Wrongs: Lessons from American Indian Religious Traditions, Historical Experience, and Contemporary Life Heavenly Way and Humanly Doings: A Consideration of Chinese Man's Body Management During the Late Imperial Period Excess, Lack, and Harmony: Some Confucian and Taoist Approaches to Family Planning and Population Management - Tradition and the Modern Challenge Religion, State, and Population Growth Reproduction and Sexuality in a Changing World: Reaching Consensus Conclusion Appendix: Editor's Note on Japanese Buddhism Index