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1. How Ethical Systems Change: Abortion and Neonatal Care

   By Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Elyshia Aseltine

   Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues

   Roe v. Wade came like a bolt from the blue, but support had been building for years. For many, the idea that life in the womb was not fully protected under the Constitution was simply not acceptable. Political campaigns were organized and protests launched, including the bombing of clinics and the...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
2. How Ethical Systems Change: Tolerable Suffering and Assisted Dying

   By Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Elyshia Aseltine

   Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues

   Medical advances prolong life. They also sometimes prolong suffering. Should we protect life or alleviate suffering? This dilemma formed the foundation for a powerful right-to-die movement and a counterbalancing concern over an emerging culture of death. What are the qualities of a life worth...

   Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge
3. How Ethical Systems Change: Eugenics, the Final Solution, Bioethics

   By Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Julie Beicken

   Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues

   Mandatory sterilization laws enacted in dozens of states coast-to-coast and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court formed the initial pillar for what became the Final Solution. Following WWII, there was renewed interest in a more inclusive view of social worth and the autonomy of the individual. Social...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
4. How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment

   By Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Danielle Dirks

   Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues

   Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
5. Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?: Abortion, Neonatal Care, Assisted Dying, and Capital Punishment

   By Sheldon Ekland-Olson

   Series: Contemporary Sociological Perspectives

   Issues of Life and Death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author’s award-winning and hugely...

   Published October 18th 2011 by Routledge