1.: Framing the debate
2.: The web of life
3.: Conception
4.: The emergence of humanness
5.: The development of the fetus
6.: The birth of the cortex
7.: Survival outside the womb: Hitting the wall
8.: Conclusions
About the Authors:
Harold J. Morowitz is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Biology
and Natural Philosophy at George Mason University and the author of
The Thermodynamics of Pizza and Cosmic Joy and Local Pain. James S.
Trefil is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George
Mason University. He is the coauthor of Dictionary of Cultural
Literacy and Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy.
"A remarkable book on several levels, not the least of which is
that Morowitz and Trefil are scientists and science writers who
write in an accessible, provocative, and wonderfully frank way
about a difficult subject--abortion....An essential piece of
literature."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The Facts of Life makes important contributions to the tendentious
debate about abortion....Should be indispensable to that vast
majority of citizens who are troubled by the simplistic polemics
that have (mis)informed much of the debate."--Joshua Lederberg,The
Rockefeller University
"The women of America owe Professor Morowitz and Trefil a debt of
gratitude. Their careful scientific review cuts through the hype
and hyperbole in the abortion debate and gives us a new perspective
on the future of this debate. Fascinating!"--Ann Stone,Republicans
for Choice
"Will disturb some, appeal to others, but interest all who wish to
learn more about fetal development and its relevance to abortion
issues."--Dominick P. Purpura, M.D., Dean, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine of Yeshiva University
"It is well-written and informative and will create much needed
discussion of and reflection on the issue of abortion."--Laurence
A. Larson,Ohio University
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