The abortion controversy : 25 years after Roe v. Wade : a reader / [compiled by] Louis P. Pojman, Francis J. Beckwith. - 2nd ed. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, - xix, 469 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Breaking through the stereotypes / Roe v. Wade (1973) Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) / Roe v. Wade: no basis in law, logic, or history / Roe v. Wade: a study in male ideology / Some thoughts on autonomy and equality in relation to Roe v. Wade / A defense of abortion / Arguments from bodily rights: a critical analysis / Daniel Callahan and Sidney Callahan -- U.S. Supreme Court -- U.S. Supreme Court -- Dennis J. Horan and Thomas J. Balch -- Catharine MacKinnon -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Judith Jarvis Thomson -- Francis J. Beckwith. A defense of "A Defense of Abortion": on the responsibility objection to Thomson's argument / Abortion logic and paternal responsibilities: one more look at Judith Thomson's argument and a critique of David Boonin-Vail's defense of it / Abortion is morally wrong / In defense of aboriton and infanticide / The scop50500 A defense of "A Defense of Abortion": on the responsibility objection to Thomson's argument / Abortion logic and paternal responsibilities: one more look at Judith Thomson's argument and a critique of David Boonin-Vail's defense of it / Abortion is morally wrong / In defense of aboriton and infanticide / The scope of the prohibition against killing / Personhood begins at conception / Abortion: a defense of the personhood argument / Abortion and human rights / A defense of the moderate position / David Boonin-Vail -- Keith Pavlischek -- John T. Noonan, Jr. -- Michael Tooley -- David Boonin-Vail -- Keith Pavlischek -- John T. Noonan, Jr. -- Michael Tooley -- Philip Devine -- Stephen Schwarz -- Louis P. Pojman -- Norman C. Gillespie -- L.W. Sumner. Abortion: beyond the personhood argument / The golden rule argument against abortion / Why aboriton is immoral / Does a fetus already have a future-like-ours? / Abortion and the neo-natal right to life: a critique of Marquis's futurist argument / A future like ours and the concept of person: a reply to McInerney and Paske / Jane English -- Harry J. Gensler -- Don Marquis -- Peter K. McInerney -- Gerald H. Paske -- Don Marquis.

This anthology is a title acquired from Jones & Bartlett. It includes important and influential academic articles from all perspectives within the abortion debate and abridged versions of the most important Supreme Court decisions.

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Abortion.
Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics, Medical.
Avortement.
Avortement--Aspect moral.
Abortion.
Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects.

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