Tag Archives: human rights

Abortion Transcends Politics

Posted on July 3, 2017 by intelligentchristianfaith

The standing question here is whether abortion is a political issue. At first glance, Yes, abortion is clearly a political issue. Abortion is political in the sense that politicians debate the subject in campaign season, they broadcast their abortion views … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion Laws, Ethics of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, Terms and Definitions, When does Life Begin?, Women's Issues | Tagged civil rights, human rights, politics, republican platform | Leave a comment

Human Rights or Person Rights (revisited)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by intelligentchristianfaith

Human rights may be contested and violated in many ways around the world but it seems axiomatic in the modern era to affirm “human rights.” In other words we tend to affirm some legally functional if not ethically substantial sense … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion Laws, Ethics of Abortion, History of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion | Tagged Abortion, Ethics, human rights, people's rights, person rights, stage of developmemt | 11 Comments

What’s Left of ‘My Body, My Right’?

Posted on July 2, 2014 by intelligentchristianfaith

The right to privacy just might be the most widely touted justification for abortion today. Implied within the right to life and to liberty, the concept of “privacy” demarcates the sacred domain of self-possession (my body), autonomy (my choice), and liberty … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion Cases, Abortion Laws, Abortion Practices, Contraception Practices, Ethics of Abortion, Family Planning, History of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, Sex an Sexuality, Terms and Definitions, Uncategorized, Women's Issues | Tagged Abortion, Abortion-on-demand, access, child, duty, human rights, mother, parent, personhood, privacy, responsibility, right | Leave a comment

Human Rights or Person Rights, by: John D. Ferrer

Posted on May 16, 2013 by intelligentchristianfaith

“Human rights” are a major innovation of the modern world. Many trace the inception of this weighty concept to the Magna Carta of the English 13th century. Major statements and variations on human rights have occurred in the French and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion Cases, Abortion Laws, Abortion Practices, Ethics of Abortion, History of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, When does Life Begin? | Tagged 2004, Abortion, Ethics, human rights, Laci and Connor Law, life, pro-choice, pro-life, right of personhood, rights of persons | Leave a comment