of abortion, and are willing to consider the possibility of abortion as permissible in cases less severe than those in which the life of the mother is actually threatened. For instance, James M.
Gustafson, professor of social ethics at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, states that abortion may be considered an ethical alternative when the pregnancy is a threat to the health of the mother, is the result of rape or incest, or is
extremely financially, socially, or emotionally damaging to the
It is important to note at this point that although many Protestants (and, indeed, many Catholics) agree with Gustafson, some of the most vehement and stringent anti-abortionists are the evangelical and fundamentalist Protestant groups. On this issue at least, they have no quarrel with Rome.
Any variation of the theological conservative argument is impossible to logically refute because its premises are based on faith rather than rationality. Perhaps this is the secret of its widespread appeal. The most that one can do with this argume
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