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100 1 _aWright, Henry Clarke,
_d1797-1870
245 1 4 _aThe unwelcome child
250 _a8th edition
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-07-03
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Unwelcome Child: Or, The Crime of an Undesigned and Undesired Maternity" by Henry C. Wright is a socio-ethical treatise written in the late 19th century. This work explores the profound implications of unwanted pregnancies and the responsibilities of both parents, focusing on the moral and emotional dimensions of maternity from a woman's perspective. Wright presents a compelling argument against the imposition of maternity on women who are not ready or willing, emphasizing the psychological impact on both the mother and child. At the start of the text, the author lays the groundwork for discussing the moral complexities surrounding maternity by addressing a letter from a husband that raises questions about the obligations and expectations within marital relationships. Wright emphasizes the mother's central role in nurturing life, asserting that the conditions surrounding conception and pregnancy profoundly shape the child's future character and well-being. He argues that forcing an undesired maternity on a woman not only violates her autonomy but also adversely affects her relationship with her husband and the love she can have for her child, setting the stage for a broader discussion on parental responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Colby & Rich, 1858
653 _aSexual ethics
653 _aAbortion
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/007958253
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71097
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