The fetal position : a rational approach to the abortion debate /

Meyers, Chris, 1968-

The fetal position : a rational approach to the abortion debate / by Chris Meyers. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2010. - 216 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Philosophy to the rescue -- What is the soul? -- Life begins at conception. So what? -- Abnormal human development -- Responsibility -- The potentiality argument -- The golden rule argument against abortion -- Rights of the pregnant woman -- Consequences -- Virtue.

Provides a philosophical analysis of some of the most common arguments on both sides of the abortion issue as an example of engaging critical thinking for moral issues.

9781591027683 (pbk.) 1591027683 (pbk.)

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Abortion--Moral and ethical aspects.

HQ 767.15 / .M49 2010