Prolife hypocrisy: why inconsistency arguments do not matter
Opponents of abortion are often described as 'inconsistent'(hypocrites) in terms of their
beliefs, actions and/or priorities. They are alleged to do too little to combat spontaneous …
beliefs, actions and/or priorities. They are alleged to do too little to combat spontaneous …
Miscarriage is not a cause of death: A response to Berg's “abortion and miscarriage”
N Colgrove - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Some opponents of abortion claim fetuses are persons from the moment of conception. Call
these “Personhood-At-Conception”(or PAC), opponents of abortion. Amy Berg (2017 …
these “Personhood-At-Conception”(or PAC), opponents of abortion. Amy Berg (2017 …
Anti-abortionist action theory and the asymmetry between spontaneous and induced abortions
ML Anderson - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This essay defends the asymmetry between the badness of spontaneous and induced
abortions in order to explain why anti-abortionists prioritize stopping induced abortions over …
abortions in order to explain why anti-abortionists prioritize stopping induced abortions over …
Public Reason, Bioethics, and Public Policy: A Seductive Delusion or Ambitious Aspiration?
LM Fleck - Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Can Rawlsian public reason sufficiently justify public policies that regulate or restrain
controversial medical and technological interventions in bioethics (and the broader social …
controversial medical and technological interventions in bioethics (and the broader social …
The scourges: why abortion is even more morally serious than Miscarriage
C Miller - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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 …
thesis: that miscarriage is the biggest public health crisis in the history of our species and …
Unintended Intrauterine Death and Preterm Delivery: What Does Philosophy Have to Offer?
N Colgrove - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This special issue of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy focuses on unintended
intrauterine death (UID) and preterm delivery (both phenomena that are commonly—and …
intrauterine death (UID) and preterm delivery (both phenomena that are commonly—and …
Hypocrisy, Consistency and Opponents of Abortion
BP Blackshaw, N Colgrove… - Agency, Pregnancy and …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Arguments that claim opponents of abortion are inconsistent in their actions or beliefs are
increasingly prevalent. Here, we survey the most common of these arguments and describe …
increasingly prevalent. Here, we survey the most common of these arguments and describe …
Miscarriage, abortion, and disease
T Waters - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The frequency of death from miscarriage is very high, greater than the number of deaths
from induced abortion or major diseases., Philosophical Studies 174: 1217–26) argues that …
from induced abortion or major diseases., Philosophical Studies 174: 1217–26) argues that …
Miscarriage can kill… but it usually does Not: evaluating inconsistency arguments
JA Bohn - The New Bioethics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Recent publications debate the value of inconsistency arguments. Here, I argue that 'Cause
of Death Arguments'—inconsistency arguments that claim miscarriage causes death far …
of Death Arguments'—inconsistency arguments that claim miscarriage causes death far …
Inconsistency arguments still do not matter
William Simkulet has recently criticised Colgrove et al's defence against what they have
called inconsistency arguments—arguments that claim opponents of abortion (OAs) act in …
called inconsistency arguments—arguments that claim opponents of abortion (OAs) act in …