The term “abortion” is used in this discussion to refer to deliberate removal (or deliberate
action to cause the expulsion) of a fetus 2 from the womb of a human female, at the request …

In his recent article “Even if the fetus is not a person, abortion is immoral: The Impairment
Argument,” Perry Hendricks sets out to sidestep thorny metaphysical questions regarding …

Abstract Hendricks' The Impairment Argument (TIA) claims that it is immoral to impair a fetus
by causing it to have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Since aborting a fetus impairs it to a …

Inspired by Patrick Lee's “A Christian Philosopher's View of Recent Directions in the
Abortion Debate,” this essay raises the question of how effective philosophical arguments …

As little as a decade ago most moral philosophers still believed that the exercise of their craft
did not include defending positions on actual moral problems. More recently they have come …

In 'After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?', Giubilini and Minerva argue that
infanticide should be permitted for the same reasons as abortion. In particular, they argue …

Confronted with an article defending conclusions that many people judge problematic,
philosophers are interested, first of all, in clarifying exactly what arguments are being offered …

Abortionist arguments take different forms. Three kinds of argument in particular are
common:(a) the (early) human foetus is not a human being; so (an early) abortion is not a …

The issue of abortion is discussed with reference to the claim that people have a right of
control over their own bodies. Do people" own" their own bodies? If so, what would be …