Beyond Roe - Why Abortion Should Be Legal-Even If the Fetus Is a Person

Most arguments for or against abortion focus on one question: is the fetus a person? In this provocative and important book, David Boonin defends the claim that even if the fetus is a person with the same right to life you and I have, abortion should still be legal, and most current restrictions on abortion should be abolished.

List of contents

• Part I: Why Abortion Should Be Legal


• Chapter 1: An Unusual Case


• Chapter 2: The Lesson of the Case


• Chapter 3: Changing the Case


• Chapter 4: Hypothetical Cases


• Chapter 5: Contraceptive Failure


• Chapter 6: Failure to Use Contraception


• Chapter 7: Sex Selection


• Chapter 8: Genetic Screening


• Chapter 9: Viability


• Chapter 10: Infanticide


• Chapter 11: Feticide


• Part II: Objections and Responses


• Chapter 12: Consent


• Chapter 13: Responsibility


• Chapter 14: Child Support


• Chapter 15: Parents


• Chapter 16: Children


• Chapter 17: Natural Purposes


• Chapter 18: Cause of Death


• Chapter 19: Intentions


• Chapter 20: Other Differences


• Chapter 21: Other Objections


• Part III: Why Abortion Should Be Less Restricted


• Chapter 22: Insurance Restrictions


• Chapter 23: The Hyde Amendment


• Chapter 24: Mandatory Waiting Periods


• Chapter 25: Mandatory Counseling


• Chapter 26: Mandatory Ultrasounds


• Chapter 27: Parental Consent and Notification


• Chapter 28: Other Restrictions


• Chapter 29: Summary and Conclusion


• Postscript

About the author

David Boonin is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder and Director of the Department's Center for Values and Social Policy. His books include A Defense of Abortion (2003), The Problem of Punishment (2008), Should Race Matter? (2011), and The Non-Identity Problem and the Ethics of Future People (OUP 2014).

Summary

Most arguments for or against abortion focus on one question: is the fetus a person? In this provocative and important book, David Boonin defends the claim that even if the fetus is a person with the same right to life you and I have, abortion should still be legal, and most current restrictions on abortion should be abolished.

Additional text

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Product details

• Authors: David Boonin, David (Professor of Philosophy Boonin, Boonin David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9780190904845
• ISBN: 978-0-19-090484-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethical issues: abortion & birth control, Ethical issues: abortion and birth control, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law