William Simkulet has recently criticised Colgrove et al's defence against what they have
called inconsistency arguments—arguments that claim opponents of abortion (OAs) act in …

A common utilitarian argument in favor of abortion for fetal defects rests on some
controversial assumptions about what counts as a life worth living. Yet critics of abortion for …

In a recent article, William Simkulet has argued against the anti-abortion view by invoking
the fact that many human fetuses die from spontaneous abortion. He argues that this fact …

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 …

In 'Why Abortion is Immoral', Don Marquis argues that abortion is wrong for the same reason
that murder is wrong, namely, that it deprives a human being of an FLO, a 'future like …

Many people believe human fetuses have the same moral status as adult human persons,
that it is wrong to allow harm to befall things with this moral status, and thus voluntary …

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 …

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 …

Spontaneous abortion is rarely addressed in moral evaluations of abortion.
Indeed,'abortion'is virtually always taken to mean only induced abortion. After a brief review …

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