Jerome's Androcentric Criticism Of Abortion

For a logical response to Jerome’s androcentric criticism of women practicing free will and control over their own bodies, one could look to Beverly Harrison, a professor of Christian Ethics. Harrison defends women’s rights to their own bodies, stating that abortion could be considered not only “morally justifiable,” but “a moral good, because it is not rational to treat a newly fertilized ovum as though it had the same value as an existent, pregnant, female person.“ She goes on to say, “Enforced pregnancy would be viewed as a morally reprehensible violation of bodily integrity if women were recognized as fully human moral agents.” She takes morality, an argument typically associated with people against abortion with their concern for the sanctity …show more content…
After discussing how historical and contemporary Christian women have developed feminist hermeneutics to include female experiences and examined how these women have torn down Christianity’s limiting and misogynistic stances towards women’s bodies, one might come to the conclusion that inclusivity was also a central tenant in this reformation of the Christian institution. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case. Christianity, when it has been kind to women, has often been whitewashed, tainted with homophobia, and laced with fear of the …show more content…
She describes how women can use the erotic, a “personification of love in all of its aspects,” as a source of power, whether that’s in our work lives, spiritual lives, and our love lives. Each of these more inclusive lenses provide a more diverse range of women with instruments to empower