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 …

The overturning of Roe v Wade makes the ethical consideration of abortion more important
than ever. Appealing to reason rather than religious belief, this book is the most …

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 …

The central thesis of philosopher David Boonin is that the moral case against abortion can
be shown to be unsuccessful on terms that critics of abortion can and do accept. Critically …

We will be concerned with both the moral status of abortion, which for our purposes we may
define as the act which a woman performs in voluntarily terminating, or allowing another …

Is it ever morally right to procure an abortion, to help procure one, or to perform one? Patrick
Lee surveys the main philosophical arguments in favor of the moral permissibility of abortion …

Educated American opinion today accords an acceptance to abortion which even a decade
ago it did not enjoy. Estimates of its actual practice in America vary enormously; the highest …

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 …

I If philosophers are going to apply ethical theory successfully to practical issues, they must
first have a theory. This may seem obvious; but they often proceed as if it were not so. A …

Endorsements: Wipf and Stock is to be congratulated for making Beverly Wildung Harrison's
Our Right to Choose newly available. Recognized as a classic in its field from its publication …