Many people believe human fetuses have the same moral status as adult human persons,
that it is wrong to allow harm to befall things with this moral status, and thus voluntary …

A substantial proportion of human embryos spontaneously abort soon after conception, and
ethicists have argued this is problematic for the pro-life view that a human embryo has the …

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 …

In his article, The S ubstance V iew: a critique, R ob L overing argues that the substance
view–according to which the human embryo is a person entitled to human rights–leads to …

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 …

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 …

Opposition to induced abortion rests on the belief that fetuses have a moral status
comparable to beings like us, and that the loss of such a life is tragic. Antiabortion, or pro-life …

Abstract The Embryo Rescue Case asks us to consider whether we should save a fully-
developed child or a tray full of many embryos from a fire. Most people pick the child. This …

Many of the commentaries have made similar points regarding the nature of full moral status,
so I shall begin by addressing these together. They argue that my representation of the …