Opponents of abortion are commonly said to be inconsistent in their beliefs or actions, and to
fail in their obligations to prevent the deaths of embryos and fetuses from causes other than …

Abortion opponents are sometimes accused of having inconsistent beliefs, actions, and/or
priorities. If they were consistent, they would regard spontaneous abortions to be a greater …

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 …

Most opponents of abortion (OA) believe fetuses matter. Critics argue that OA act
inconsistently with regards to fetal life, seeking to restrict access to induced abortion, but …

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 …

Recent publications debate the value of inconsistency arguments. Here, I argue that 'Cause
of Death Arguments'—inconsistency arguments that claim miscarriage causes death far …

IS abortion morally permissible? Joel Rudinow (ANALYSIS, 34.5) apparently thinks it is. He
criticizes what he calls' the slippery slope argument*(SSA), an argument which he regards …

Philosophical debate about the ethics of abortion has reached stalemate on two key issues.
First, the claim that foetuses have moral standing that entitles them to protections for their …

CONCLUSION We have said regrettably little about Manninen's specific claims. We have
only highlighted some general challenges for making moral arguments by analogy. Similar …

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 …