Abortion

Synopsis

This DVD includes three films exploring the ethical, legal and religious dimensions of the abortion debate. The first film, ABORTION: ANCIENT AND MODERN 1 (18 minutes) explores legal and ethical attitudes to abortion through the ages, highlighting key ideas such as Animation, Ensoulment, Quickening and The Born Alive rule. The second film ABORTION: ANCIENT AND MODERN 2 (15 minutes), shows how, while advances in medical technology have given us a window on the world of the womb as never before they also raise critical questions about personhood, viability, selective abortion and embryology. Finally ABORTION: ANCIENT AND MODERN 3 (19 minutes), looks at attituded to abortion within the Christian church

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2013

Subjects

Social Studies; Philosophy; Religious studies

Keywords

abortion; Christianity; ethical issues; legal issues; religious belief and practice; ethics

Credits

Director

Joe Jenkins

Editor

Nick Thomson

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£65.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

52 minutes

Year

2013

Distributor

Name

Ethics Online

Email

info@ethicsonline.co.uk

Web

http://www.ethicsonline.co.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

07968 056659

Address

PO Box 257
Herefordshire
HR1 9GQ
United Kingdom