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title	:	Abortion and Public Policy : An Interdisciplinary Investigation Within the Catholic Tradition
author	:	Rainey, R. Randall.; Magill, Gerard
publisher	:	Fordham University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	1881871185
print isbn13	:	9781881871187
ebook isbn13	:	9780585171418
language	:	English
subject	Abortion--Government policy--United States--Congresses, Abortion--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--Congresses.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	HQ767.5.U5A235 1996eb
ddc	:	241.6976
subject	:	Abortion--Government policy--United States--Congresses, Abortion--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--Congresses.

Page iii Abortion and Public Policy An Interdisciplinary Investigation Within the Catholic Tradition Edited by R. Randall Rainey, S.J. and Gerard Magill CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY PRESS Omaha, Nebraska Association of Jesuit University Presses

Page iv 1996 by Creighton University Press All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-083919 ISBN: 1-881871-17-7 cloth 1-881871-18-5 paper EDITORIAL MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION Creighton University Press Fordham University Press 2500 California Plaza University Box L Omaha, Nebraska 68178 Bronx, New York 10458 Printed in the United States of America

Page V Contents Preface vii Introduction: Abortion, the Catholic Church, and Public Policy R. Randall Rainey, S.J., J.D., LL.M., Gerard Magill, Ph.D., and Kevin O'Rourke, O.P., J.C.D. 1 Keynote Address The Honorable Robert P. Casey 47 When Does Human Life Begin? Does Science Provide the Answer? William S. Sly, M.D. 62 Resolving Conflicting Normative Claims in Public Policy Russell Hittinger, Ph.D. 72 Theological Parameters: Catholic Doctrine on Abortion in a Pluralist Society James J. Walter, Ph.D. 91 Catholic Commitment and Public Responsibility Lisa Sowle Cahill, Ph.D. 131 The Public Law of Abortion: A Constitutional and Statutory Review of the Present and Future Legal Landscape Basile J. Uddo, J.D., LL.M. 163

Page vi De Officiis: Catholics and the Strains of Office Hadley Arkes, Ph.D. 183 The Church and Abortion in the 1990s: The Role of Institutional Leadership J. Bryan Hehir, Th.D. 203 Contributors 229 Indices 233

Page vii Preface Any observer of the social scene in America will acknowledge that abortion is a hotly contested issue. Although the 1973 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade constitutionalized the right of abortion and legalized the act of abortion throughout pregnancy, the public controversy concerning abortion has intensified rather than diminished during the last two decades. Contrary to the New York Times editorial on January 24, 1973, the Supreme Court's decision did not provide "a sound foundation for final and reasonable resolution of a debate that has divide America too long." The dispute concerning the morality of legalized abortion has continued unabated not only in legislative chambers and university lecture halls, but also in our workplaces and in the streets of our cities. Unfortunately, this protracted debate or principled argument, call it what you will, too often has not been carried on at the level of productive interchange. Slogans, sound bytes, and placards have been the media for social exchange aimed at forming public policy. Discerning the public good in such an environment is exceedingly difficult. Saint Louis University committed its institutional resources to facilitate that discernment of the public good. The conference on Abortion and Public Policy: An Interdisciplinary Investigation within the Catholic Tradition (March 11-13, 1993) was convened to that end and to provide a rigorous exposition of the complex issues surrounding abortion through the medium of interdisciplinary academic discourse within the Catholic tradition. As members of a Jesuit university, the Conference Planning Committee desired to explore the rational basis of the moral teaching of the magisterium of the Church on this subject. And as citizens in a democratic society, the Committee also was aware of the need to present to a pluralistic society a more comprehensive explanation of that teaching. In seeking a nuanced and research-oriented interchange on the topic,

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