Unsurprisingly, Greasley admits that none of the arguments presented can eventually avoid
such reductios, and one eventually has some bullets to bite. It is impressive how deeply
Greasley interacts with the arguments put forth by others before her. Careful examination of
most of the important abortion arguments makes her book valuable for anyone working on
the ethics of abortion, even though one might not always agree with Greasley's claims.
Certain parts of the book are particularly good to read for anyone working in applied ethics …

Arguments about Abortion: Personhood, Morality, and Law approaches a complex set of
issues with analytical rigour, clarity, and a respectful directness. It extensively buries poor
argumentation and enlivens new lines of thoughts and inquiry. Whilst it does not (and need
not)'advance any novel theory about the conditions for personhood or about when persons
begin', 1 the book refocuses the abortion debate, reshapes the wider philosophical
concepts, and does offer new perspectives and angles of argumentation. As the title …