Doubleday, 2008. In this important volume two philosophers with interests in bioethics and law make the case for the moral worth of the human embryo…
The more controversial an issue, the more likely that common sense, rationality, and sound analysis will go right out the window. Instead, knee-jerk reactions, emotionalism,…
I wish to speak to the issue of abortion and personhood, but I want to do it in a somewhat roundabout fashion. I want to…
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