Reimagining Faith and Abortion: A Global Perspective

doi:10.46692/9781447370178

Providing perspectives from the global North and South, faith leaders, scholars and activists demonstrate the complex connections between faith and abortion, how women and pregnant people are positioned in society and how morality is claimed and challenged.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Dedication
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Contents
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Notes on contributors
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Acknowledgements
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1 - Introduction
pp 1-15
- By Kellie Turtle, Fiona Bloomer
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2 - Redeemed by reproduction? Exploring compulsory motherhood and abortion stigma
pp 16-33
- By Selina Palm
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3 - Suspending judgement: exploring contextual pedagogical approaches to facilitating ethical reflection on sexual and reproductive health and rights
pp 34-47
- By Charlene van der Walt
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4 - Pastoral guidelines through a reproductive justice lens
pp 48-63
- By Emilie Weiderud
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5 - Abortion in Malaysia: challenges and necessity
pp 64-80
- By Syarifatul Adibah
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6 - The power of religious voice in abortion law reform advocacy: interfaith approaches to abortion law reform in Malawi
pp 81-96
- By Brian Ligomeka
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7 - Abortion and faith in Latin America: an interfaith perspective
pp 97-110
- By María de los Ángeles Roberto
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8 - Sri Lanka: abortion and Buddhism – a conversation with Dakshitha Wickremarathne
pp 111-129
- By Dakshitha Wickremarathne, Fiona Bloomer
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9 - Reflections on faith-based abortion advocacy as the US faces a future without Roe: a conversation with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
pp 130-143
- By Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Kellie Turtle
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10 - Marking the absence of an embodied theology: an analysis of how people of faith talk about abortion in Northern Ireland
pp 144-159
- By Nóirín MacNamara, Fiona Bloomer
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11 - Seeds of hope in progressive Christian discourse on abortion in Northern Ireland
pp 160-175
- By Kellie Turtle
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12 - Faith Voices for Reproductive Justice in Northern Ireland
pp 176-187
- By Kellie Turtle
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13 - Conclusion
pp 188-192
- By Kellie Turtle, Fiona Bloomer
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Index
pp 193-199
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A Global Perspective

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Notes on contributors
pp vi-ix

Acknowledgements
pp x-x

1 - Introduction
pp 1-15

2 - Redeemed by reproduction? Exploring compulsory motherhood and abortion stigma
pp 16-33

3 - Suspending judgement: exploring contextual pedagogical approaches to facilitating ethical reflection on sexual and reproductive health and rights
pp 34-47

4 - Pastoral guidelines through a reproductive justice lens
pp 48-63

5 - Abortion in Malaysia: challenges and necessity
pp 64-80

6 - The power of religious voice in abortion law reform advocacy: interfaith approaches to abortion law reform in Malawi
pp 81-96

7 - Abortion and faith in Latin America: an interfaith perspective
pp 97-110

8 - Sri Lanka: abortion and Buddhism – a conversation with Dakshitha Wickremarathne
pp 111-129

9 - Reflections on faith-based abortion advocacy as the US faces a future without Roe: a conversation with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
pp 130-143

10 - Marking the absence of an embodied theology: an analysis of how people of faith talk about abortion in Northern Ireland
pp 144-159

11 - Seeds of hope in progressive Christian discourse on abortion in Northern Ireland
pp 160-175

12 - Faith Voices for Reproductive Justice in Northern Ireland
pp 176-187

13 - Conclusion
pp 188-192

Index
pp 193-199

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