… In a recent article, William Simkulet has argued against the anti-abortion view by invoking
the fact that many human fetuses die from spontaneous abortion. He argues that this fact …

… , I put forward an argument for why pro-life proponents justifiably … . Within the limits of
the defensible: a response to Simkulet’s … of spontaneous abortion. J Med Ethics 2018;44:743–5.doi:…

… Opposition to induced abortion rests on the belief that fetuses … pro-life, theorists argue that
(1) it is wrong to induce abortion … , or pro-life, theorists argue that induced abortion is morally …

… replied, but here, I argue their reply fails as well and raises a … , then the problem of spontaneous
abortion calls for a massive shift … broader conversation on what the morality of pro-life is.” …

… survey the existing pro-life responses to the claims. We delve … At this point we note that
Simkulet’s claims are far stronger … 2) explain that earlier techniques had various limitations that …

… in rescue and spontaneous abortion cases. In a recent reply, Henrik Friberg-Fernros argues
that the substance view can evade … ’s argument against the pro-life view on the basis of …

… to choose disconnect abortions over induced abortions, and if we … how to respond to the
threat. Consider the following … medical risks and limitations associated with disconnecting the …

… prevention of spontaneous abortion rather than induced abortion. In fairness, Simkulet (at
least) … ‘as a reductio ad absurdum of the cornerstone of the argument of the pro- life movement, …

… spontaneous abortion. Thus, they are morally negligent. In response, we argue that Simkulet
… . The inconsistency argument: why apparent pro-life inconsistency undermines opposition …

… between the badness of spontaneous and induced abortions to better explain … Within the
limits of the defensible: A response to Simkulet’s argument against the pro-life view on the basis …