The Role of Philosophy in the Contemporary Abortion Debate

Inspired by Patrick Lee's “A Christian Philosopher's View of Recent Directions in the Abortion Debate,” this essay raises the question of how effective philosophical arguments can be in determining the moral status of legalized abortion. On one hand, Christian philosophers have been succes...

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Main Author: Koritansky, Peter (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2004
In: Christian bioethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-68
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