Cultural differences in the abortion discourse of the catholic church: Evidence from four countries

Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-36

  Dillon, Michele ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; JURISPRUDENCE; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; POLAND; POLICY; POLITICS; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS APPROACH; SECULARISM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; RELIGIOUS APPROACH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CATHOLICISM; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONALITY; IRELAND; JURISPRUDENCE; MORALS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHILOSOPHY; POLAND; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIGION; SECULARISM; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VALUE OF LIFE; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 0030088783     PISSN: 10694404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3712002     Document Type: Article

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