Description

Dr. Felix Podimattam is one of the best-known moral theologians in India & outside. Besides his full time job as a professor, he finds time to write books at an amazing rate. He has authored 136 books.

Besides his Master’s degree in Political Science from Mysore, he holds a Licentiate in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, & subsequently a Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Alphonsian Academy, Rome. His post-doctoral studies were pursued in Washington, DC, USA. At present he is professor of Moral Theology at St. Francis Theological College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERONE

PR ELINARY CONSIDERATIONS
1. Meaning of Abortion
2. Incidence of Abortion.
3. Why Do Women Abort.
4. A Brief History of Ancient Embryology
5. The Status of the Fetus
6. Medical Hazards of Abortion
7. A Survey of the Contemporary Debate on Abortion
CHAPTERTWO
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ABORTION
1. Psychological Effects of Pregnancy
2.Psychological Reactions to Abortion
3.The Practicing Physician and Abortions
CHAPTERTHREE
MORAL ASPECTS OF ABORTION
1.Grave Immorality of Abortion
3. Morality of Later Abortion in Desperate Situations
CHAPTER FOUR
LEGAL ASPECTS OF ABORTION
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ENDNOTES
INDEX