Souls, Bodies, Spirits

247 Pages·1998·0.95 MB·English

by  Kerry N. Jacoby

SOULS,
BODIES,
SPIRITS

SOULS,
BODIES,
SPIRITS
The Drive to Abolish
Abortion Since 1973
Kerry N. Jacoby
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Souls,bodies,spirits : thedrivetoabolishabortionsince1973
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Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN0–275–96044–7(alk.paper)
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The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following
material:
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For Mark
whose encouragementand support helpedget it all started
For David
whose love, support, and patiencesaw it throughto the end
For Niel
who wasn’t muchhelp but who justifiesevery word
and Eric
whose constantinternalpresencenever let me forgetwhy this project had to
be finished
For Mom and Dad
who patientlywaited throughthe many years of my education
And for God
as all importantthingsshouldbe

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Abortion and Its Discontents 1
Chapter 2 In the Beginning: The Abortion Abolition
Enterprise as a Catholic Moral Crusade 27
Chapter 3 One Body: Building Ecumenism in the Moral
Crusade 47
Chapter 4 Into the Lion’s Den: The Abortion Abolition
Enterprise Becomes a Social Movement 71
Chapter 5 The Scorn of Men: Actors, Images, and the Public 95
Chapter 6 The Latter Days: The Abortion Abolition
Enterprise and Religious Revival 131
viii Contents
Chapter 7 Tribulation and the New World Coming:
Violence, Checks and Balances, and the Big
Picture 157
Chapter 8 A New Creature: The Future of the Enterprise
and a Reinterpretation of Faith-Based Political
Action 179
Appendix: The Data and the Survey 199
Bibliography 205
Index 221
Acknowledgments
It is probably impossible to adequately recognize all the people who
have contributed to making this book possible. Some of them are well-
known to me, while others simply appeared at the right place at the
right time, anonymous strangers whose last-minute interventions ena-
bled me to do what seemed beyond possibility before I met them. Al-
though I will attempt here to express my gratitude, if there are those
who are left out, I hope they will begraciousandforgiving,recognizing
my omissions as the product of a brain subject to the absentmindedness
of being nine-and-a-half-months pregnant. Of course, it goes without
saying that all those who contributed are known to the One who will
reward them best and that any mistakes in the text are my responsibil-
ity alone.
My gratitude goes to Purdue University and those with whom I en-
tereditsPh.D.program.TherearemanywithwhomIhavesharedclass-
rooms, living rooms, bar benches, and endless cups of coffee, and all
helped me in one way or another to refine my thought processes, my
writing, and my patience—and especially my rapport with the all-
important computer. Special thanks go to Doug and Debbie for sticking
it out all the way to the end, to Loretta for being there with me when
wefirstrealizeditmightbepossibletomoveintotheprofessionalworld
x Acknowledgments
someday after all, and to Joanne for endless hours of keeping me from
thinking about whether or not I would ever get this done.
Thanks,too,gotomycommitteemembers,LynKathlene,HarryTarg,
CherylOreovicz—andSusanCurtisforsograciouslyandhelpfullystep-
pingintothebreachatacrisispoint.VeryspecialthankstoLenNeufeldt,
who made sure everything got done on time, and to his lovely wife,
Mera, for just doing her job and making my life easier because of it.
This book could never have even been begun without the day-to-day
efforts of the clerical staff in the Political Science Department and the
calm professionalism of the ladies at Printing Services, who never com-
plained about my messy paperworkormylast-minutemailingrequests.
Foralltheirpatience,andespeciallyforthebeyond-the-call-of-dutysup-
port fromBarbaraBergnerandTheresaWalker,Iwillbeeternallygrate-
ful.
Naturally, there could beno bookonactivismwithoutthewillingness
of the activists themselves to take their time and energy to participate.
To all who did so, I am most thankful, although most are anonymous
to me. Special thanks go to those in Wichita and Buffalo who overcame
their skepticism of academics to give me a few minutes of their time,
especially Karen Swallow Prior, Johnny Hunter, Tom and Linda Hall,
Jim Phillips, Donna and Mark, and Frank Lowinger. Additional thanks
go to those whose generosity of time, spirit, and spacemadetheBuffalo
trip possible—Mark Roy, Roy and Rosie Walls, Vic and Jewell Miller,
Jerry and Verna Mae Boshart, Robert Weiss, and ‘‘Saint’’ Jane Denton.
In addition, I am most grateful to Patti Lukis, her family, and her em-
ployer for graciously making way for me during a busy day and pro-
viding me a chance to witness fetal development at a wide variety of
stages through ultrasound.
All good wishes, prayers, and thanks go, as well, to the faith com-
munities that have been there for me during this laborious process: the
good people of the Lafayette Mennonite Fellowship, who helped me to
start asking the right questions, and to Pastor Greg Hackett, Pastor Ed
Summerfield, Shelloy Mason, Jon Smith, and the family and elders of
First Assembly of God of Lafayette, whose prayers and support have
borne fruit in my life in countless ways over the past few years.
Finally, I would be remiss if I did not thank my wonderful family,
who have provided support throughout the many stages of this project,
especially my mother- and father-in-law, George and Sylvia. and my
husband, David, for fitting all this into his own hectic schedule, even
during Finals Week. And though they are also in thededication,Ireally
must make special mention again of my mom and dad, Neal and Car-
olyn, for their uncomplaining grace in providing free babysitting; their
contribution, when all is said and done, probably made thisprocessless
stressful than anything else could have.