Abortion Rights as the Free Exercise of Religion : The Constitutional Case for Choice /
Abortion Rights as the Free Exercise of Religion [Title of spine]
Peter S. Wenz, Ethics and Culture Series Editor James M. Okapal.
- viii, 223 pages ; 23 cm
- Ethics and Culture .
How to Interpret the Constitution -- Historical Background -- Critique of the Wall of Separation -- The Growth of Free Exercise -- From Free Exercise to Abortion Rights .
""This book is the first to analyze Supreme Court decisions in two distinct areas-religious freedom and abortion rights-to show that the Court gives women a religious right to abortions, at least during the first half of pregnancy. The Court now considers any sincerely claimed religious belief to be worthy of accommodation if that causes no great harm. Therefore, a woman who claims that having a child would interfere with work dedicated to God's glory should receive an accommodation that exempts her from state laws that restrict abortion, as that is the kind of relief that the Court has accorded others seeking religious exemptions from generally applicable laws and other rules The Court cannot claim in this case that great harm is caused by abortion, because it maintains even in its most recent abortion decision that it is completely neutral on the question of when the unborn attains a right to life, and loss of the unborn's life is the central harm that others claim abortion entails. The book argues that 21 weeks of gestation is the earliest point at which a right to life can be attributed to the fetus on a scientific basis."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
9781476696904
2025017077
Abortion--Law and legislation--United States Abortion--Religious aspects Women's rights--United States Freedom of religion--United States Religion and law--United States SOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control