From Politics to Theology: Responding to Roman Catholic Ecclesial Control of Reproductive Ethics

Shifts in US health-care laws have put Roman Catholic teachings about contraception and abortion front and center in the public square, where the primary discussants are reporters, politicians, and Church leaders. The Church continues to systematically silence theological dialogue, its own history,...

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Published in:Journal of feminist studies in religion 2014-03, Vol.30 (1), p.138-147
Main Author: Ott, Kate M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
after Thirty Years
Birth control
Catholicism
Contraception
Ethical instruction
Ethics
Feminism
Harrison, Beverly Wildung
Laws, regulations and rules
Medical policy
Morality
Political debate
Politics
Pregnancy
Religion and politics
Religious aspects
Reproductive health
Rhetoric
Roman Catholic ethics
Sex education
Silence
Theology
Women
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Summary:Shifts in US health-care laws have put Roman Catholic teachings about contraception and abortion front and center in the public square, where the primary discussants are reporters, politicians, and Church leaders. The Church continues to systematically silence theological dialogue, its own history, and, consequently, future developments in moral theology related to contraception and abortion, and sexual ethics more broadly. Thirty years ago, Beverly Wildung Harrison's foundational text Our Right to Choose addressed this specific issue, and yet the issue persists. Here, Ott seeks to illuminate the obvious in an effort to refocus the reproductive health debate on theological questions rather than political and legal rhetoric, which perpetuates a seemingly singular Roman Catholic voice on contraception and abortion.
ISSN:8755-4178
1553-3913
DOI:10.2979/jfemistudreli.30.1.138