Buddhism and abortion / edited by Damien Keown.

Other author Keown, Damien, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxi, 222 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Abortion--Religious aspects. --Buddhism.

Contents Introduction / Damien Keown -- Abortion in Buddhist Thailand / Robert E. Florida -- Abortion and prostitution in Bangkok / Cleo Odzer -- Socio-medical aspects of abortion in Thailand / Pinit Ratanakul -- Abortion in Japan: towards a "middle way" for the West? / William R. LaFleur -- "I can only move my feet toward mizuko kuyō": memorial services for dead children in Japan / Elizabeth G. Harrison -- Abortion in Korea / Frank Tedesco -- Abortion in the Pāli canon and early Buddhist thought / James P. McDermott -- Buddhism and abortion: a western approach / James Hughes -- Buddhism and abortion: is there a "middle way"? / Damien Keown.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98006079
ISBN0824821076 (alk. paper)
ISBN0824821084 (pbk. : alk. paper)