abortion is a divisive issue

См. также в других словарях:

• abortion —    The intensive debate over abortion is a relatively new phenomenon in Christian history. Nevertheless, it is a major divisive issue among Protestant churches around the world.    Though rarely a major topic of concern, abortion has generally… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• divisive — [[t]dɪva͟ɪsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is divisive causes unfriendliness and argument between people. Abortion has always been a divisive issue... A referendum would be divisive. Derived words: divisiveness N UNCOUNT ...the divisiveness… …   English dictionary

• Abortion debate — Antilife redirects here. For the comic book equation , see Anti Life Equation. The abortion debate refers to discussion and controversy surrounding the moral and legal status of abortion. The two main groups involved in the abortion debate are… …   Wikipedia

• Abortion — Induced abortion Classification and external resources ICD 10 O04 …   Wikipedia

• issue */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɪʃuː] / UK [ˈɪsjuː] / US [ˈɪʃu] noun Word forms issue : singular issue plural issues 1) a) [countable] a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics etc It s a website devoted to environmental… …   English dictionary

• A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion — The advertisement, with a list of signatories at the bottom. A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion, alternatively referred to by its pull quote A Diversity of Opinions Regarding Abortion Exists Among Committed Catholics or simply The New …   Wikipedia

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …   Universalium

• Ireland — Irelander, n. /uyeur leuhnd/, n. 1. John, 1838 1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888 1918. 2. Also called Emerald Isle. Latin, Hibernia. a large western island of the British …   Universalium

• Harriet Miers Supreme Court nomination — On October 3, 2005, Harriet Miers was nominated for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush to replace retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day O Connor. Miers was, at the time, White House Counsel, and had previously …   Wikipedia

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium