Most people who defend abortion rights appeal to the value ofreproductive freedom. There
is much to be said for this perspective. The decision concerning whether to bring a child into …

Philosophical and popular thinking about abortion is influenced by the belief that the
fundamental issue in settling the morality of abortion is whether a fetus is a person (is a …

PIP: The introduction to this essay, which presents and defends the" conservative" position
on abortion, explains that this position holds that 1) abortion is wrong because it destroys the …

Also, this essay will neglect issues of great importance to a complete ethics of abortion.
Some anti‐-abortionists will allow that certain abortions, such as abortion before …

The key issues are examined, and a synopsis of the legal and moral ramifications of
abortion is given in this paper. The major moral question is whether there is a biologically …

" There is no freedom, no equality, no full human dignity and personhood possible for
women until they assert and demand control over their own bodies and reproductive …

The overturning of Roe v Wade makes the ethical consideration of abortion more important
than ever. Appealing to reason rather than religious belief, this book is the most …

During its first two years of publication, Philosophy & Public Affairs contributed to the public
debate on abortion a set of remarkable and brilliant articles which examine the basic …

It is now twenty years since David Steel's Private Member's Bill became the Abortion Act
1967. That Act provided that in certain circumstances doctors had a defence to the crimes …

WHY ABORTION IS IMMORAL Page 1 Abortion 367 strike many people as heartless and
immoral; but remember that the very existence of people who feel this way, and who are willing …