Reproductive Justice and the Catholic Church: Advancing Pragmatic Solidarity with Pregnant Women - Couverture rigide

Reimer-Barry, Emily

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1538182645 ISBN 13 : 9781538182642

Editeur : Sheed & Ward, 2024

Synopsis

Pregnancy loss is profoundly complex, ambiguous, and alienating, but telling women who have procured abortions that they are murderers and sinners is not the best way forward. Magisterial teachings on abortion are too often presented as moral absolutes, when in fact moral absolutism distorts the rich wisdom of the Catholic intellectual tradition. This book initiates a new conversation about women's experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion, arguing that we need not approach these difficult life experiences in a simplistic way. Dr. Reimer-Barry argues that both the pro-life and pro-choice movements make important and valuable claims, yet each approach on its own is flawed. Drawing on the framework of reproductive justice together with Catholic social teaching, Dr. Reimer-Barry suggests a new way forward for abortion discourse that takes seriously the full human dignity of women and the intrinsic (though not absolute) value of prenatal life. She argues that instead of thinking of the Church as a moral teacher-with leaders in Rome or Washington, DC dictating to the consciences of the faithful-a better way to address the complexity of difficult pregnancy discernments would be to think of the Church as a community of support in the midst of and after difficult discernments; a community that seeks justice together and implements structural reforms while also providing spiritual care to those in need. What women deserve, is justice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Emily Reimer-Barry is professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego, where she teaches undergraduate courses in theological ethics. She is the author of Reproductive Justice and the Catholic Church (2024) and Catholic Marriage in the Era of HIV and AIDS (2015). Her essays and articles have appeared in Irish Theological Quarterly, Theological Studies, and US Catholic. You can learn more about her current research and recent publications on her website: emilyreimerbarry.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sheed & Ward
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1538182645
• ISBN 13: 9781538182642
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 298
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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