• Abortion, according to Barnabas

    You shall not kill the child by obtaining an abortion. Nor, again, shall you destroy him after he is born. - Barnabas 1.14, 1st Century CE
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Abortion, according to Barnabas

May 25th

Posted by Henry Imler in Body

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You shall not kill the child by obtaining an abortion. Nor, again, shall you destroy him after he is born.
- Barnabas 1.14, 1st Century CE
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A Defense of Abortion – Don Marquis – Discussion Guide

Feb 11th

Posted by Henry Imler in Uncategorized

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Don Marquis – 1989 – Why Abortion is Immoral.pdf

1) According to Marquis, what are the standard pro-abortion and anti-abortion[1] arguments? Given that you are either pro- or anti-abortion, do the standard arguments apply to you?
 
2) What does Marquis mean when he says that the pro-abortion and anti-abortion arguments are structurally similar or show symmetries?

3) To [...]

Best Pro-Abortion Article Ever (& I am Anti-Abortion)

Feb 3rd

Posted by Henry Imler in Philosophy

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For my discussions on Friday in my Intro to Philosophy Class I am having my students read A Defense of  Abortion by Judith Jarvis Thomson.
It is the best anti-abortion article I have come across so far.  I say this for two reasons.  First, it comes the closest to convincing me of the pro-abortion position.  Second, [...]