Susan Neiburg Terkel

An overview of the abortion issue in this country, including who gets abortions and why, the history of abortion laws, and medical and technological aspects.

An up-to-date study of the continuing debate over legalizing drugs, which considers legal, moral, economic, and health-related aspects of the issue.

Discusses sexual ethics and morality to help young people make critical and educated decisions about their sexual behavior.

Examines the health risks in the American colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and looks at the questionable, and even dangerous, treatments and remedies available at the time.

Provides information about different kinds of allergies, and their symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments.

An introduction to cancer, its types and treatments, and the common emotions associated with cancer.

Describes the legal setting of custody disputes and discusses how the rights and obligations of parents and children vary under different circumstances.

Discusses the history of drug laws in the United States and examines the possibilities of drug legalization.

Fictional vignettes depict acts of child sexual abuse, such as pornography, incest, rape, and obscene phone calls; and information on handling such situations is offered.

Colleen and her siblings are helped in other sports by acquiring flexibility and relaxation through basic yoga techniques which include positions and exercises called asanas, as well as proper breathing.

The feminist movement has challenged many of the unstated assumptions on which ethics as a branch of philosophy has always rested - assumptions about human nature, moral agency, citizenship and kinship. The twenty-six readings in this book express the discontent of a succession of fiercely articulate women writers, from Mary Wollstonecraft to the present day, with the masculine bias of 'morality'. The editors have contributed an overall introduction, which discusses ethics, feminism and feminist themes in ethics, and have provided introductions to each of the readings, designed to situate in their historical and intellectual context. They have also compiled two lists for further reading: `Ethics: a Feminist Bibliography' and 'The Male Tradition'. Ethics: A Feminist Reader is an essential resource for students and teachers of philosophy, political theory and women's studies. For anyone with a stake in progressive sexual politics it is an inspirational guide. The volume contains essays by: Mary Wollstonecraft, Cicely Hamilton, Margaret Sanger, Betty Friedan, Christine Delphy, Andrea Dworkin, Rosalind Coward, Nickie Roberts, Emma Goldman, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, Audre Lorde June Jordan, Jacqueline Rose, Judith Williamson, Seyla Benhabib, Alexandra Kollontai, Adrienne Rich, Kate Soper, Catherine A. MacKinnon, Elizabeth Wilson, Susan F. Parrsons, Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Sara Ruddick and Sheila Jeffreys.