Abortion is one of the most contentious issues in American politics. The Dobbs v. Jackson
Women's Health Organization ruling in 2022, which shifted the authority to regulate abortion …

Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The
Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects 21 newly commissioned essays that cover …

This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It
also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues …

In this paper, I argue that a commitment to a very modest form of egalitarianism—equality
between non-disabled human adults—implies fetal personhood. Since the most plausible …

The moral status of animals is a subject of controversy both within and beyond academic
philosophy, especially regarding the question of whether and when it is ethical to eat meat …

Opponents of abortion sometimes hold that it is impermissible because fetuses are persons
from the moment of conception. But miscarriage, which ends up to 89% of pregnancies, is …

EVERYDAY MORALITY brings ethics to bear on a wide array of everyday practical
concerns. Written in a clear and engaging way and rich in practical illustrations and …

In the near future developments in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) may soon provide
couples with the opportunity to test for and diagnose a much broader range of heritable and …

Embryonic stem cell research holds unique promise for developing therapies for currently
incurable diseases and conditions, and for important biomedical research. However, the …

The contemporary philosophical literature on abortion primarily revolves around three
seemingly intractable debates, concerning the (1) moral status of the fetus,(2) scope of …