Abortions performed during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy sometimes result
in abortuses (aborted fetuses) which might be saved if given vigorous medical care. Does …

Christian pro-lifers often respond to Thomson's defense of abortion that the violinist is
allowed to die while the embryo is killed. Boonin and McMahan counter that this distinction …

Recent publications debate the value of inconsistency arguments. Here, I argue that 'Cause
of Death Arguments'—inconsistency arguments that claim miscarriage causes death far …

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 …

The argument for the moral permissibility of killing newborns is a challenge to liberal
positions on abortion because it can be considered a reductio of their defence of abortion …

Most serious contemporary opposition to abortion is grounded on the belief that human
fetuses are members of the same moral category as beings like us, and that the loss of any …

the term" elective" is often used as a moral judgment that determines which patients are
entitled to care. Secular health care organizations that attempt to avoid controversy by …

Volumes have been written arguing the morality of abortion. A crucial premise in many of
these arguments concerns the status of the fetus; specifically, that the fetus has or does not …

Opponents of abortion sometimes hold that it is impermissible because fetuses are persons
from the moment of conception. But miscarriage, which ends up to 89% of pregnancies, is …

When a woman or girl finds herself pregnant, is it morally permissible for her to end that
pregnancy? One dominant tradition says “no”; its close cousin says “rarely”-exceptions may …