{"product_id":"is-being-pro-choice-a-sin-belter-len-belter-9781440157547","title":"Is Being Pro-Choice a Sin?: Some Questions for America's Catholic Bishops from a Pro-Choice Catholic","description":"\u003ci\u003eIs Being Pro-Choice a Sin?\u003c\/i\u003e studies the wording in the Roman Catholic Church's official pronouncements, compares the related ambiguities and inconsistencies in the Church's official teachings regarding abortion, and brings to the forefront many yet unanswered questions about one of the most controversial issues of our time.\u003cp\u003e Len Belter relies on his personal experience as a practicing Catholic as he shares a detailed examination of the human reproductive process, formal church documents, and natural law concepts. Intended for church bishops and others who share Belter's misgivings, Belter questions why every fertilized human egg existing outside a woman's womb must be considered of equivalent moral value as a born human. While detailing where clarification and change are needed within church doctrine, Belter delves into such topics as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy the Church ignores that many fertilized human eggs are naturally shed \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe significance of the historical understanding of the \"male seed\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat role fertility treatments play in the church's position \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe alleged sin of cooperating with evil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ci\u003eIs Being Pro-Choice a Sin?\u003c\/i\u003e raises many reflective questions for those both within and outside the walls of the Catholic Church while encouraging a reduction in accusatory rhetoric and an open dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Belter Len Belter,Len Belter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440157545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440157547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/20\/2010","brand":"Belter Len Belter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439158538495,"sku":"9781440157547","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_981263f5-a64c-4513-bf01-32c8b78522de.jpg?v=1777175826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-being-pro-choice-a-sin-belter-len-belter-9781440157547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}