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Common Reading 2023-24: "Feminist Futures" & The Turnaway Study"

Key Concepts/Search Terms

Matters of reproductive health raise many complex ethical questions.  Use the databases recommended in the box below ("Finding Articles") to find articles that explore these questions.  For books on these topics, use the library catalog (see "Finding Books" below).  Here are some search terms you might consider using:

  • United States -- Social Policy -- moral and ethical aspects
  • Social ethics -- United States
  • Social values -- United States
  • Pro-life movement -- United States
  • Pro-choice movement -- United States
  • Abortion -- religious aspects -- Christianity (or Judaism or Islam)
  • Abortion debate

 

Finding Articles

Following are three databases recommended for searching for information on ethical aspects of reproductive rights.

Finding Books

Authored books offer a chance to learn about a subject in depth. Edited books can provide a chapter or chapters targeted to your topic.

Library Catalog (LibrarySearch): http://library.uoregon.edu

To search:

If you only want books/videos/music available in the UO Libraries' system:

LibrarySearch within UO Libraries

To broaden your search - If you want books/videos/music in the UO Libraries' system and the consortium of 37 colleges and universities in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho: use UO + Summit (Summit materials generally arrive within five days)

LibrarySearch within UO Libraries and Summit

If you want to broaden your search even further - Use WorldCat to search beyond the UO Libraries and the regional consortium. These materials are requested through Interlibrary Loan and may come from any library. Books and AV items arrive within an average of ten days. On the UO Libraries' homepage http://library.uoregon.edu look for the WorldCat link:

LibrarySearch within WorldCat