Beyond the abortion wars - Charles Christopher Camosy

The abortion debate in the United States is very confused. Ratings-driven media coverage highlights extreme views and creates the illusion that we are stuck in a hopeless stalemate. In this book Charles Camosy argues that our polarized public discourse hides the fact that most Americans actually agree on the basic issues at stake in abortion morality and law.

First unpacking the real complexity of the abortion issue, Camosy shows that placing oneself on either side of the typical polarizations -- pro-life vs. pro-choice, liberal vs. conservative, Democrat vs. Republican -- only serves to further confuse the debate and limits our ability to have fruitful dialogue.

Finally, Camosy proposes a new public policy that is consistent with the beliefs of the broad majority of Americans and supported by the best ideas and arguments about abortion from both secular and religious sources.

Charles C. Camosy is Associate Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University. He is also the author of Too Expensive to Treat? Finitude, Tragedy, and the Neonatal ICU; Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization; and For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, which was featured on The Dish and in The New York Times.