Abortion and the Catholic Church: A Summary History

Abortion and the Catholic church: a summary history.

A chronological history of precedents relative to the position of the Catholic Church on abortion is summarized. The study is comprised of 6 sections: 1) context in the Greco-Roman world; 2) first Christian t eachings, 50 A.D.-450 A.D.; 3) liturgy, canons and theological analysis, 450-1450; 4) theraputic abortion, papal legislation and opinion on ensou lment, 1450-1750; 5) sensitivity to life...

The Catholic Church and Its Migrant Members:

The Catholic medical practitioner, family planning, and the Church.

To cite: LeMaire WJ. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2014101013 BACKGROUND In daily practice, obstetricians and gynaecologists, family practitioners, midwives, nurses, nurse practitioners and physician assistants frequently deal with family planning issues. They commonly advise, prescribe, inject, insert and operate with ...

Deinstitutionalization and Youth Attitudes towards Gay Marriage and Abortion: the Decline of the Catholic Church in Argentina

This paper outlines the extent to which the current young adult cohort in Argentina reports ties to the Catholic Church, and how these ties or lack thereof impact their attitudes towards gay marriage and abortion. I analyze data from 120 paper surveys distributed and collected in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This convenience sample was drawn among students of the private University of Belgrano and ...

The Roman Catholic Church and embryonic stem cells

embryonic stem cells Skene and Parker raise a number of concerns about religious doctrine unduly influencing law and public policy through amicus curiae contributions to civil litigations or direct lobbying of politicians. Oakley picks this up in the same issue with an emphasis on the Roman Catholic Church’s interest in preventing the destruction of embryos for embryonic stem cell research. Ske...