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A Primer on Fetal Personhood and Consciousness

December 5, 2022/0 Comments/in Biology, Personhood, Philosophy /by Audrey Wagner

[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 […]

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Responses to The Burning IVF Lab

November 16, 2022/0 Comments/in Philosophy, Uncategorized /by Monica Snyder

The Thought Experiment The Burning IVF Lab (also referred to as the Burning Fertility Clinic) is a thought experiment intended to demonstrate that people opposed to abortion don’t sincerely believe embryos are valuable human beings. The idea is that an IVF lab is on fire and you can save either a group of embryos (sometimes […]

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Imago Dei o “¿Por qué a los secularistas debería importarles la vida humana?”

November 3, 2022/0 Comments/in en español, Philosophy, Religion /by Guest Blogger

[This article is a Spanish translation of “The Imago Dei, or “Why should secularists care about human life?”” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Caballero. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please fill out our volunteer survey.] Esta publicación fue escrita originalmente por Monica Snyder. Algunos de mis amigos que son cristianos pro-vida me han dicho […]

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Los embriones y la personería metafísica: tanto la biología como la filosofía son favorables a la postura pro-vida.

October 27, 2022/0 Comments/in en español, Personhood, Philosophy /by Guest Blogger

[This article is a Spanish translation of “Embryos & metaphysical personhood: both biology & philosophy support the pro-life case” courtesy of volunteer Pablo Mestrovic. If you’re interested in volunteering to translate our content, please fill out our volunteer survey.] El artículo del blog de un invitado de hoy es de Kristina Artuković Cualquiera que está de alguna […]

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Pro-Choicers’ Persistent Infant Problem, Part 2: A Reply to DeGrazia

October 12, 2022/0 Comments/in Personhood, Philosophy, Uncategorized /by Alex Hyun

[Previous article: Pro-Choicers’ Persistent Infant Problem: A Reply to Boonin] Pro-choice philosopher David DeGrazia has defended a view on which pre-conscious human fetuses lack moral rights, and part of his defense includes an argument for thinking that his position “does not support radical openness to infanticide” (77).[1] But his view does not adequately address pro-choicers’ […]

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Pro-Choicers’ Persistent Infant Problem: A Reply to Boonin

September 12, 2022/0 Comments/in Philosophy, Uncategorized /by Alex Hyun

[Esta publicación está disponible en español aquí.] Today’s guest blog post is by Dr. Alex Hyun. Dr. Hyun received his B.A. in philosophy at the University of California-Berkeley, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hyun is published in the Journal of Philosophy and Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy. […]

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Response to “Abortion Rights after Artificial Wombs”

August 31, 2022/0 Comments/in Bodily Rights, Personhood, Philosophy /by Leslie Corbly

[Today’s guest article is by Leslie Corbly.] In her article, “Abortion Rights after Artificial Wombs: Why Decriminalisation is Needed Ahead of Ectogenesis,” feminist scholar Claire Horn argues that the advancement of technology allowing for fetal development outside the natural womb of a woman threatens a woman’s right to abortion. Preserving the life of the unborn […]

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“The Conversation” Platforms Pro-Abortion Disinformation

August 26, 2022/1 Comment/in Biology, Personhood, Philosophy, Uncategorized /by Audrey Wagner

[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 […]

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Six Illustrated Responses to “A Fetus Isn’t a Person”

August 15, 2022/0 Comments/in Personhood, Philosophy, Uncategorized /by Elise Ketch

[Today’s guest article and illustrations are by Elise Ketch.] So you’re a fetus defender, and a troll has appeared from the bowels of the internet to gatekeep basic human rights. “A human fetus doesn’t have rights unless it’s a person,” declares the troll, placing the obstacle of personhood between the fetus and their rights. “And […]

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Psychological Criteria for Personhood Have Horrific Implications

August 3, 2022/0 Comments/in Personhood, Philosophy, Uncategorized /by Elise Ketch

Editor’s note: Today’s post includes ideas readers may find disturbing, including discussion of sexual assault and harm to children. Please proceed at your own discretion. We find the ideas discussed herein abominable, but we believe the discussion is important in order to contextualize certain personhood arguments. [Today’s guest article is by Elise Ketch.] If fetuses […]

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