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Butler, New Mexico State Univ.<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">Abortion, Execution, and the Consequences of Taking Life<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;\">James D. Slack<br \/>\nTransaction Publications, 2009<o_p><\/o_p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:\nEN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">An extraordinary book of profound relevance for our time. The work will be of interest to scholars and students alike seeking an understanding of the manner in which the core values of Western civilization intersect with the most compelling public policy issues in American politics today. Slack has managed to produce a concise, well-researched volume that is at once scholarly and highly readable. His analysis of the central theoretical and practical issues at stake in contemporary debates over abortion and capital punishment is particularly impressive. 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