Life, Death and the Law: Law and Christian Morals in England and the United StatesParticular controversial legal-moral problems are examined. |
Contents
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Artificial Human Insemination | 116 |
Homosexuality | 198 |
Suicide | 232 |
Euthanasia | 262 |
BIRTH CONTROL LEGISLATION IN AMERICA STATES | 281 |
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PROVIDING OF SEMINAL FLUID FOR ARTIFICIAL HUMAN INSEMINATION NEW YORK | 285 |
YEARS IN WHICH STERILIZATION STATUTES FIRST PASSED IN THE USA | 294 |
TYPES OF STATE STERILIZATION STATUTES IN THE USA | 295 |
SUMMARY OF UNITED STATES STERILIZATION STATUTES | 296 |
LAWS OP THE STATES OF THE UNITED STATES PUNISHING HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCES | 310 |
LAWS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM PUNISHING HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCES | 325 |
THE LAW OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES CONCERNING HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCES | 328 |
PROPOSALS OF THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE ON HOMOSEXUAL OFFENCES | 333 |
PROPOSED BILL TO LEGALIZE EUTHANASIA | 336 |
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