In this article I investigate the ways in which phenomenology could guide our views on the
rights and/or wrongs of abortion. To my knowledge very few phenomenologists have …

How can the abortion issue be resolved? Many believe that the issue can be resolved if, and
only if, we can determine when human life begins. Those opposed to abortion choice …

Medical practitioners tend to define abortion as premature termination of pregnancy, rather
than as premature termination of fetal life. This usage is consistent with their primary …

What role does birth play in the debate about elective abortion? Does the wrongness of
infanticide imply the wrongness of late-term abortion? In this paper, I argue that the same or …

It is widely assumed that induced abortion is sometimes necessary to preserve a pregnant
woman's life or health. Yet, while it is true that ending pregnancy is sometimes required to …

Pregnancy and birth can be approached from many philosophical angles, including
philosophy of law, philosophy of biology, and mereology. Some authors have focused on …

Confronted with an article defending conclusions that many people judge problematic,
philosophers are interested, first of all, in clarifying exactly what arguments are being offered …

Abortion is one of the controversial issues discussed in medical ethics. We can formulate the
argument which is put forward by the opponents of abortion as follows: 1) fetus has to be …

The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument for the claim that abortion, except
perhaps in rare instances, is seriously wrong. 1 One reason for these exceptions is to …

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 …