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100 1 _aWenz, Peter S.
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245 1 0 _aAbortion Rights as the Free Exercise of Religion :
_bThe Constitutional Case for Choice /
_cPeter S. Wenz, Ethics and Culture Series Editor James M. Okapal.
246 _iAbortion Rights as the Free Exercise of Religion [Title of spine]
263 _a2506
264 1 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc.,
_c[©2025]
300 _aviii, 223 pages ;
_c23 cm
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490 0 _aEthics and Culture
501 _aFront cover image: © Zhuravlev Andrey / Shutterstock
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _tHow to Interpret the Constitution --
_tHistorical Background --
_tCritique of the Wall of Separation --
_tThe Growth of Free Exercise --
_tFrom Free Exercise to Abortion Rights .
520 _a""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.
650 0 _aAbortion
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States
650 0 _aAbortion
_xReligious aspects
650 0 _aWomen's rights
_zUnited States
650 0 _aFreedom of religion
_zUnited States
650 0 _aReligion and law
_zUnited States
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Abortion & Birth Control
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