A recent article argued for the immorality of abortion regardless of personhood status by
comparing the impairment caused by fetal alcohol syndrome to the impairment caused by …

Much of the debate about the ethics of abortion has centered on whether the fetus is a
person. In an attempt to sidestep this complex issue, I argue that, even if the fetus is not a …

Two developments in the 1970s and 1980s led to a striking contrast in public attitudes and
policies toward having children with disabilities. On the one hand, the more routine …

Women have always had abortions and will always continue to do so, irrespective of
prevailing laws, religious proscriptions, or social norms. Although the ethical debate over …

Perry Hendricks has recently presented the impairment argument for the immorality of
abortion, to which I responded and he has now replied. The argument is based on the …

The Republic of Ireland has some of the most restrictive abortion legislation in the world
which grants to the 'unborn'an equal right to life to that of the pregnant woman. This article …

The paradox works this way: On one hand, reproductive rights proponents can portray
disability as a tragic state that justifies abortion—even for wanted pregnancies. At the same …

The issue of abortion has evolved since 1967. In this paper, the shift in the discourses of
abortion are discussed. The article suggests that abortion is used as a “back-up” method of …

Abortion has been a reality in women's lives since the beginning of recorded history,
typically with a high risk of fatal consequences, until the last century when evolutions in the …

Abortion remains one of the most complex and controversial issues in contemporary law and
bioethics. This volume draws together key essays from leading scholars on the ethical and …