Cyber Wars: Catholics for a Free Choice and the Online Abortion Debate

Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) performs considerable advocacy online, through its website as well as through press releases and interviews that appear at other sites. Opponents to CFFC also frequently post online. This article analyzes this online debate to explore how it is conceptually framed....

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Main Author: Bloch, Jon P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2007
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2007, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-186
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