Abortion has long been a central issue in the arena of applied ethics, but, the distinctive
analysis of feminist ethics is generally overlooked in most philosophic discussions. Authors …

When one thinks about the ethics of abortion, one inevitably thinks about rights, since it is in
terms of the concept of rights that much of the debate has been conducted. This is true of …

ON THE MORAL AND LEGAL STATUS OF ABORTION Page 1 360 Abortion by the feeling that
abortion is a tragic necessity. No matter whether a consensus or compromise is reached on …

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 …

This book features opening arguments followed by two rounds of reply between two moral
philosophers on opposing sides of the abortion debate. In the opening essays, Kate …

Abortion considerations require deep reflection on law, convention, social mores, religious
norms, family contexts, emotions, and relationships. I have three arguments. First, a liberal …

In the ethics of abortion, the differences of opinion surface not only on the substantial moral
question of whether it is permissible but also on the question of what is the proper method of …

At the heart of the current debate over abortion is the question of what is at stake: for the
liberal feminist group it is the woman's autonomy over her own body; for the conservative/pro …

Feminist perspectives on abortion focus on a fact the moral implications of which are either
overlooked or considered unimportant by most other disputants in the debate. Appeals to …

Abortion as an ethical issue involves the sense in which the fetus is a person to whom one
has obligations. Beyond that, abortion involves other issues of various degrees of severity …