Abortion, capital punishment, gambling, homosexual rights, pornography, physician-assisted suicide, sex education-- these are among the most controversial and widely discussed issues facing public policymakers today. What ties them together is that each involves a controversial question of first principle -- When does life begin? Does the state have the right to take a life? Is gambling inherently evil? Should homosexuality be on a moral and legal par with heterosexuality? These are issues of morality policy, and they are at the center of politics around the world as we head into the new millennium. This book explores the politics of many types of morality policy with a variety of methodologies, and work in areas with different levels of theoretical development.