Sacred rights the case for contraception and abortion in world religions

"Faz uma análise comparativa do controle da natalidade, planejamento familiar, prática do aborto e métodos anticoncepcionais sob a ótica do judaismo, catolicismo romano, cristianismo protestante, islamismo, hinduísmo, budismo, tradições religiosas dos índios americanos, confucionismo, taoísmo ; e em diversos países: Nigéria, China no período imperial, Japão."
"Contains twelve essays in which religious scholars examine the issues of contraception and abortion as seen from various faith traditions, and present alternative interpretations of restrictive views on family planning."
"As the global population continues to grow, family planning is fast becoming one of the most critical issues facing the planet. While many organizations--most prominently the United Nations--are trying to implement policies that will help curb the population explosion, these measures are frequently blocked by those professing conservative religious beliefs. In many of the world's religions there is a restrictive and pro-natalist view on family planning, and this is one legitimate reading of those religious traditions. As the essays in this volume demonstrate, however, this is not the only legi."@en