Legislating Morality in America
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Legislating Morality in America

Debating the Morality of Controversial U.S. Laws and Policies

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eBook - ePub

Legislating Morality in America

Debating the Morality of Controversial U.S. Laws and Policies

About this book

This title undertakes an impartial, authoritative, and in-depth examination of the moral arguments and ideas behind the laws and policies that govern personal, corporate, and government behavior in the United States. This A–Z encyclopedia surveys the moral arguments that provide the foundation for many of the most important and/or divisive laws, policies, and beliefs that govern modern American society. The work discusses such controversial and important issues as abortion, civil rights, drugs and alcohol, euthanasia, guns, hate crimes, immigration, immunization, natural resource use and protection, prostitution, same-sex marriage, and workplace laws. In the process of surveying historical and current beliefs about appropriate legislative responses to these issues, this work will help readers to understand how conservative and liberal conceptions of justice, fairness, and morality are at the center of so many hot-button political and social issues in 21st century America. The essays featured in the volume cover wide-ranging and controversial topics related to constitutional and religious freedoms, crime and punishment, sexuality and reproduction, environmental protection and public health, national security and civil liberties, social welfare programs, and education.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781440849701
eBook ISBN
9798216110453
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Abortion
  7. Alcohol Restrictions
  8. Animal Rights and Welfare
  9. Border Security and Immigration
  10. Civil Rights and Free Speech
  11. Climate Change
  12. Cloning
  13. Death Penalty
  14. Disability
  15. Discrimination in K–12 Education
  16. Driving Under the Influence
  17. Drones and Unmanned (Smart) Weapons Systems
  18. Drug Use and Policy
  19. Economic Inequality
  20. Education
  21. Energy Production
  22. Environmental Protection and Conservation
  23. Eugenics
  24. Evolution and Creationism
  25. Extraordinary Rendition
  26. Farming—Livestock
  27. Gambling
  28. Genetic Engineering
  29. Homelessness
  30. Homosexuality
  31. Illegal/Undocumented Immigration
  32. Minimum Wage
  33. Obesity
  34. Organ Donation
  35. Police Use of Force
  36. Pornography
  37. Poverty and Social Welfare
  38. Prayer and Religious Observance
  39. Religious Freedom
  40. Reproductive Services and Infertility
  41. Right to Die/Physician-assisted Suicide
  42. Same-Sex Marriage
  43. Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms)
  44. Sex Education in Public Schools
  45. Sin Taxes
  46. Surveillance
  47. Terrorism and Counterterrorism
  48. Torture and Extreme Interrogation Techniques
  49. Transgender Issues
  50. Selected Bibliography
  51. About the Editor and Contributors
  52. Index