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OverviewA Critical Introduction to the Ethics of Abortion addresses some of the most prominent and influential arguments to the abortion debate. These include the Being a Person verses Functioning as a Person Argument, women’s rights vis-à-vis the rights of the foetus, personhood as an essentially contested concept, and a virtue ethics approach. Also covered are central bioethical issues concerning prenatal screening, stem cell research and cloning. Based on a critical assessment of the evidence, the book offers an impartial view and draws on the importance of critical thinking and the logic of argumentation. Providing an overview of the legal history of abortion in the United States, it discusses five of the most influential Supreme Court cases on abortion law during the past fifty years and examines the current state of abortion law, politics and the main trends. Presenting a balance between ethical concepts, views and arguments, A Critical Introduction to the Ethics of Abortion is an up-to-date introduction to the choice of abortion illustrating the importance of evidence, clear thinking and good arguments for supporting one’s ethical beliefs. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernie CantensPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.549kg ISBN: 9781350055865ISBN 10: 1350055867 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 07 February 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Personhood Arguments for the Moral Permissibility of Abortion 2. Personhood Arguments for the Moral Wrongness of Abortion 3. What If We Cannot Determine the Concept of Personhood? 4. Women's Rights 5. The Ethics of Killing: The Deprivation Argument 6. A Virtue Approach to Abortion 7. Feminism and Abortion 8. Prenatal Screening and Human Genetic Ethical Issues 9. Abortion and the Law Bibliography IndexReviewsA timely, balanced, and comprehensive examination of the abortion controversy. As an introductory text, it does everything right: it presents the material in a clear and engaging manner, it makes explicit the premises underlying the various positions, and it models good philosophical practice by evaluating those positions in an even-handed and objective manner. * Theodore Schick, Professor of Philosophy, Muhlenberg College, USA * Author InformationBernie Cantens is Professor of Philosophy at Moravian College, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |