Legislating morality in America : debating the morality of controversial U.S. laws and policies /

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Imprint:Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2020]
©2020
Description:xii, 297 pages ; 26 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12041455
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Other authors / contributors:Haider-Markel, Donald P., editor.
ISBN:9781440849701
1440849706
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-286) and index.
Summary:"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"--
Table of Contents:
  • Abortion
  • Alcohol Restrictions
  • Animal Rights and Welfare
  • Border Security and Immigration
  • Civil Rights and Free Speech
  • Climate Change
  • Cloning
  • Death Penalty
  • Disability
  • Discrimination in K-12 Education
  • Driving Under the Influence
  • Drones and Unmanned (Smart) Weapons Systems
  • Drug Use and Policy
  • Economic Inequality
  • Education
  • Energy Production
  • Environmental Conservation and Protection
  • Eugenics
  • Evolution and Creationism
  • Extraordinary Rendition
  • Farming
  • Livestock
  • Gambling
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Homelessness
  • Homosexuality
  • Illegal/Undocumented Immigration
  • Minimum Wage
  • Obesity
  • Organ Donation
  • Police Use of Force
  • Pornography
  • Poverty and Social Welfare
  • Prayer and Religious Observance
  • Religious Freedom
  • Reproductive Services and Infertility
  • Right to Die
  • Same-Sex Marriage
  • Second Amendment (Right to Bear Arms)
  • Sex Education in Public Schools
  • Sin Taxes
  • Surveillance
  • Terrorism and Counterterrorism
  • Torture and Extreme Interrogation Techniques
  • Transgender Issues