Abortion and the right to life
LS Carrier - Social Theory and Practice, 1975 - JSTOR
I shall attempt to defend the following moderate view on the question of abortion. At some
nonarbitrary point be tween conception and birth it is morally permissible to destroy a …
nonarbitrary point be tween conception and birth it is morally permissible to destroy a …
Abortion and Argument by Analogy
LS Cahill - Horizons, 1982 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this essay is to examine the consistency and coherence of some arguments
about abortion. Theological, philosophical, and public policy discussions of abortion are …
about abortion. Theological, philosophical, and public policy discussions of abortion are …
Abortion: What kind of moral issue?
L Nicholson - J. Value Inquiry, 1981 - HeinOnline
What the abortion issue illustrates is a phenomenon present in many moral discussions:
what is problematic is not deducing a conclusion from accepted premises, but in deciding …
what is problematic is not deducing a conclusion from accepted premises, but in deciding …
Moral disagreement concerning abortion
B Gert - Diametros, 2010 - ceeol.com
Even though it is seldom explicitly stated, it seems to be a common philosophical view that
either every moral question has a unique correct answer or that none of them do. Since it is …
either every moral question has a unique correct answer or that none of them do. Since it is …
[PDF][PDF] Adefense of abortion
JJ Thomson - Philosophy & Public Affairs, 1971 - users.manchester.edu
Most opposition to abortion relies on the premise that the fetus is a human being, a person,
from the moment of conception. The premise is argued for, but, as I think, not well. Take, for …
from the moment of conception. The premise is argued for, but, as I think, not well. Take, for …
The role of philosophy in the contemporary abortion debate
P Koritansky - Christian bioethics, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Inspired by Patrick Lee's “A Christian Philosopher's View of Recent Directions in the
Abortion Debate,” this essay raises the question of how effective philosophical arguments …
Abortion Debate,” this essay raises the question of how effective philosophical arguments …
Abortion and human rights
NC Gillespie - Ethics, 1977 - journals.uchicago.edu
Philosophical and popular thinking about abortion is influenced by the belief that the
fundamental issue in settling the morality of abortion is whether a fetus is a person (is a …
fundamental issue in settling the morality of abortion is whether a fetus is a person (is a …
Abortion: An unresolved moral problem
G Cosby - … Canadian Philosophical Review/Revue canadienne de …, 1978 - cambridge.org
Voluntary Abortion involves the preventable destruction of an unformed or partly formed
human organism. It is disagreement about the moral significance of this fact which sustains …
human organism. It is disagreement about the moral significance of this fact which sustains …
Philosophy and the Morality of Abortion
J Baker - Journal of applied philosophy, 1985 - Wiley Online Library
Abortion is a philosophically interesting issue because both sides seem so certain of their
conclusions, yet the issue is at the same time clearly a derivative one. It is also highly …
conclusions, yet the issue is at the same time clearly a derivative one. It is also highly …