Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and InstitutionBantam Books, 1977 - 328 pages |
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Page 271
... abortion was again declared murder.20 This is at present the official , majority Catholic position . In spite of it , Catholic women comprise over 20 percent of all abor- tion patients.21 The arguments against and for abortion range ...
... abortion was again declared murder.20 This is at present the official , majority Catholic position . In spite of it , Catholic women comprise over 20 percent of all abor- tion patients.21 The arguments against and for abortion range ...
Page 272
... abortion : self - abortion by wire coat - hangers , knitting needles , goose quills dipped in turpentine , celery stalks , drenching the cervix with de- tergent , lye , soap , Ultra - Jel ( a commercial prepara- tion of castor oil ...
... abortion : self - abortion by wire coat - hangers , knitting needles , goose quills dipped in turpentine , celery stalks , drenching the cervix with de- tergent , lye , soap , Ultra - Jel ( a commercial prepara- tion of castor oil ...
Page 273
... abortion , even the easiest and most legal , in her own way . Guilt about abortion can serve as the channel for other , older feelings of guilt , of needing to atone ; it can also be the result of lifelong exposure to the idea that abortion ...
... abortion , even the easiest and most legal , in her own way . Guilt about abortion can serve as the channel for other , older feelings of guilt , of needing to atone ; it can also be the result of lifelong exposure to the idea that abortion ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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