Can You Step Into the Same River Twice? The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus was famous for saying that it is not possible to step twice into the same river or to come into contact twice with a mortal being in the same state. His belief reflects the fact that things are always changing. The river […]
[Photo Credit: Eric Ward on Unsplash] It is commonly claimed that legal access to abortion is necessary to preserve women’s physical and mental health, says Calum Miller in Chapter 15 of Agency, Pregnancy and Persons. Advocates of abortion claim that abortion is healthcare and that to prohibit it can cause the torture of a psychological […]
This post is part of a summary series condensing the information available in Agency, Pregnancy and Persons: Essays in Defense of Human Life, by Colgrove, Blackshaw, and Rodger. Covered here are the points made by Katy Finley in Chapter 8. Image source “You aren’t allowed to be pro-life unless you adopt.” Charges of inconsistency are […]
[Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.] In the abortion debate, some pro-choice advocates deny that the fetus is a person, a person being defined as a human meriting moral consideration and legal protections. What do humans need to qualify as persons? There are a variety of theories, but at least one popular pro-choice response […]
Telemedicine abortion—often by phone—is on the rise During the COVID-19 pandemic, a minority of counties allowed abortion providers to send abortion pills (usually mifepristone and misoprostol) to women by mail after a remote video or phone consultation, with no in-person contact throughout the process, Calum Miller points out in Chapter 16 of Agency, Pregnancy, and […]
[Today’s guest article is by Audrey Wagner.] The Conversation claims to publish “trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts.” So I was recently disheartened, and not just a little annoyed, when I found false premises, misleading information, and logical fallacies among three of their recent articles discounting the value of unborn humans in the […]