Abortion is permitted in many jurisdictions after the age at which an infant is viable on the
basis of intensive neonatal care techniques. Does this cause special concerns for those …

This article confronts growing conservative opposition to abortion based on the claim that
abortion is morally equivalent to infanticide. By examining the relationship between moral …

Two notable limitations exist on the use of personhood arguments in establishing moral
status. Firstly, although the attribution of personhood may give us sufficient reason to grant …

The problem of the morality of abortion is one of the most complex and controversial in the
entire field of applied ethics. It may therefore appear rather surprising that the most popular …

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 …

PIP: This essay offers a moderate view of abortion that imposes a time limit for unrestricted
abortion and specific indications for later abortions. The introduction notes that the …

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 …

Several recent papers have suggested that the pro-life view entails a radical, implausible
thesis: that miscarriage is the biggest public health crisis in the history of our species and …

Laurence B. McCullough and Frank A. Chervenak (2008) provide a lucid and convincing
account of the conceptual errors made by abortion opponents in using the term unborn child …