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Is Consent to Sex Consent to Pregnancy?

Posted on June 4, 2015 by intelligentchristianfaith

One of the pivotal conceptual keys to the abortion debate is whether and how sex relates to pregnancy. Specifically, are people consenting to pregnancy when they consent to sex? Pro-lifers typically assert a strong and ethically charged relation where consent … Continue reading →

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Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense of Abortion”

Posted on May 6, 2013 by intelligentchristianfaith

This famous monumental defense of abortion by Judith Jarvis Thomson predates the Roe v. Wade decision by almost two years. In this article submitted to Philosophy & Public Affairs (Vol. 1, no. 1 [Fall 1971]), Thomson argues by various analogies that … Continue reading →

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