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OKgrannie,

Thanks for the url. I do think that to ultimately understand the relationship between religion and abortion we will have to concentrate on feminist analysis. However, rather than consider more general linkages, I'm really considering something much more specific (and therefore perhaps something less interesting). I do find the national differences in catholic perceptions intriguing. On one side, we have an authoritarian church where we could argue that the individual recognises the coercion and therefore is more likely to ignore the message. When we move away from that authoritarianism we then have the worshiper having to justify their core beliefs. Could this have psychological effects? In particular, are they more prone to accepting dogma in order to justify their religious investments (i.e. a form of cognitive dissonance where there is unflinching support for the church in order to avoid any damaging costs from questioning 'faith' decisions)

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