| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; References; 1. Why I am pro-choice; I. What does it mean (for me) to be pro-choice (and what does it not mean)?; II. Are human fetuses persons?; III. The argument from bodily autonomy; IV. Concluding thoughts: Beyond abortion as a conversation of rights; Notes; References; 2. Why I am pro-life; 1 Introduction; 2 How not to be pro-life; 3 The personhood argument; 4 Violinists, autonomy, and abortion; 5 What does all this mean?; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References |
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3. A response to MulderI. Animalism and person essentialism; II. Thomson's argument; III. Concluding thoughts: Three peripheral, but important, issues; Notes; References; 4. A response to Manninen; 1 On "used" and "unused" embryos; 2 On personhood; 3 Precarious cases and questionable comparisons; 4 Conclusion; Notes; References; 5. Convergences and divergences; I Issues of social and economic justice; II Sexual ethics; III Contraception; IV Conclusion; Notes; References; Conclusion; Note; References; Index |
| Summary |
Civil Dialogue on Abortion provides a cutting-edge discussion between two philosophy scholars on each side of the abortion debate. Bertha Alvarez Manninen argues for her pro-choice view, but also urges respect for the life of the fetus, while Jack Mulder argues for his pro-life view, but recognizes that for the pro-life movement to be consistent, it must urge society to care more for the vulnerable. Coming together to discuss their views, but also to seek common ground, the two authors show how their differing positions nevertheless rest upon some common convictions. The book helps to provide a way forward for a divide that has only seemed to widen the aisle of public discourse in recent years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pro-life movement -- United States
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Pro-choice movement -- United States
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Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Pro-choice movement
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Pro-life movement
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mulder, Jack, author
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| ISBN |
9781315213651 |
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1315213656 |
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9781351819237 |
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1351819232 |
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9781351819244 |
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1351819240 |
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9781351819220 |
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1351819224 |
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