I have given you my own basic argument for the pro-life position. But now I’d like to examine two more arguments, what I consider to be the two strongest arguments for the pro-life position. Today’s post will focus on a Catholic philosopher, whose argument is grounded in intuitions that most people agree with. My next […]
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece by Louisiana Governor and 2016 GOP hopeful Bobby Jindal, in which he argued that oral contraceptives should be made available without a prescription. Jindal is pro-life and has governed accordingly, so his proposal is being seriously debated in the pro-life community. Arguments in favor: De-politicize […]
[Today’s guest blogger is pro-life atheist Ward Ricker.] International Human Rights Day was marked on December 10. As we were approaching that day I was thinking to myself, What can I do to help promote human rights on December 10, with special consideration in mind for those who are subject to the most horrendous human […]
[Today’s post is re-posted from “Yeah, but…“] There are many important factors in the abortion debate. I try to weigh all factors in forming my perspective. I am pro-life, but I don’t pick the side lightly. It seems the only options are restricting a woman’s control over her body or allowing the unrestricted killing […]
Secular Pro-Life president Kelsey Hazzard has written a book! Cultivating Weeds is the fictional story of an abortion doctor who secretly becomes pro-life and is recruited to help conduct a controversial, revolutionary medical study. Unlike most pro-life fiction, Cultivating Weeds takes a non-religious approach. Some of its language may be inappropriate for younger readers. But […]
The Weekly Standard describes former abortion providers who have converted to the pro-life cause. I found this passage particularly compelling: In 2008, however, abortionist Lisa Harris endeavored to begin “breaking the silence” in the pages of the journal Reproductive Health Matters. When she herself was 18 weeks pregnant, Dr. Harris performed a D&E abortion on an […]
[Today’s post is the third and final article in a series on abortion and philosophy by SPL member Clinton Wilcox. Part one is here and part two is here.] Now we’ve seen what goes into an argument, and how to possibly respond to an argument. We’ve also seen some arguments that commit logical fallacies, that […]
Today is International Human Rights Day, and pro-life advocates across the globe are marking the occasion in various ways. Two LifeNews articles on human rights are worth your attention. First, Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and other coalition groups fighting abortion in China have sent a letter to President Xi Jinping, imploring him to bring […]
Like many D.C.-area commuters, I always grab a free copy of the Washington Examiner to read on the metro. Today’s cover story: For teen parents, day care free at area high schools. According to the article, seven area schools provide the service, which supporters say help prevent teen parents from becoming dropouts. Of course, the […]
[Today’s post is part of a series by SPL member Clinton Wilcox. Read part one here.] Now that we’ve learned what goes into making an argument, let’s talk about how to respond to an argument. First, a bit about why philosophy is necessary. Philosophy is all around us. Why are you an Atheist/Christian/Buddhist/etc.? That can […]
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