It is not for me to attempt any detailed biological discussion of the conceptus or fcetus. I
assume what seems to be agreed among biologists, that it is not an appendage or organ …

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 …

The debate on abortion has reached a stalemate. Proabortionists judging that in some
instances abortion appears clearly indicated, justify their conclusion by denying the …

Every human being is a human person. While this statement seems innocent enough, it
provokes strong opposition in some circles. Many would be inclined to see it as a truism and …

/^\NE of our most fundamental moral intuitions^^ is that, except in the most extreme circum?
stances, it is wrong to take a human life. This in? tuition is, however, not very precise …

The variety of general issues and particular controversies in biomedical ethics can be
understood as reflecting a deeper unity than normally supposed. The principle of plenitude …

What follows then, is a brief summary of the major changes which occur during
embryological development (See Table:" Human Developmental Patterns") and an overview …

The philosophical literature would have us believe that the conservative view on abortion is
based on the claim that the fetus is a person from the time of conception. Given the …

It is an undeniable empirical fact that a human fetus is a member of the species homo
sapiens from the moment of conception. There is thus an important sense in which it is a …

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 …