This is a selection of links about fetal personhood Related posts: Links: Abortion and religious freedom There is no consensus about when personhood begins A Christian abortion argument demonstrating gradualism In vitro fertilization (IVF) demonstrates gradualism
Abortion
Unborn children are innocent…
This is a common pro-life argument and is effective and emotional because it suggests that a fetus has done nothing wrong to lose it’s right to life. But fails to state it’s central assumption: But if a fetus doesn’t already have the absolute right to life, as gradualism suggests, then it’s innocence isn’t even a […]
Links: Abortion and religious freedom
This is a collection of links about abortion and religious freedom as mentioned in the First Amendment and Establishment clause of The US Constitution. Related posts: Laws Supporting Religious Freedom In America Religious freedom is a sin Anti Abortion Laws Violate Religious Freedom For Jews Abortion Is A Religious Freedom Issue
Probability and the value of a fetus
We intuitively use probability to place value on things. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Proverb We are all familiar with this proverb. It speaks about probability and value. Probability also applies in the instance of an unborn child. There are numerous studies that show their probability of surviving from […]
Anti Abortion Laws Violate Religious Freedom For Jews
Anti abortion laws founded on the belief that life begins at conception are at odds with Jewish beliefs and violate their religious freedom. Related posts: Laws Supporting Religious Freedom In America Abortion Is A Religious Freedom Issue Isn’t Religious Freedom A Sin? Why Are Christians Putting So Much Effort Into Their Anti-gay Activities?
Critique of “Arguing From Equality: The Personhood of Human Embryos”
The article titled Arguing From Equality: The Personhood of Human Embryos found on the EqualRightsInstitute.com website is an an emotional argument that depends on a play on words to work. It misconstrues the generally acepted meaning of equality and equal rights as they are used in the context of rights with the literal meaning of […]
Why Christians Are Wrong About Abortion
Most of the world’s population is non-Christian and supports abortion in many/most cases. But a vocal segment of Christians are trying and succeeding in imposing their religious values about abortion on the rest of us by any means possible. They have gained disporportionate political power by organizing and lobbying. But their views do not represent […]
Abortion Is Justifiable Because An Unborn Child Has Less Value
If abortion were murder then society as a whole would treat it as such with comparable penalties. But when we look at abortion throughout history, even including the modern Christian right, we don’t see any group asking for the death penalty for the mother who aborts/kills her unborn child. Why is this? The only possible […]
Building better pro-choice arguments
The pro-choice community needs to build stronger arguments with fewer obvious weaknesses, based on this fundamental assumption: If all pro-choice arguments started from this foundation it would eliminate many weaknesses because: And this assumption (that the younger an unborn child is the weaker it’s right(s) (to life)/(moral) value) is supported by this recent poll https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/abortion-rights-in-the-united-states/ […]
All abortion arguments are balance-of-rights arguments
The secular version of a balance-of-rights argument compares the rights (to life) of an unborn child to the rights (to life) of the mother. The religious version compares the (moral) value of an unborn child to the (moral) value of the mother. Four types of abortion arguments Any argument that justifies killing an unborn child […]
If Abortion Is Murder…
If abortion is murder then why is there an exception for the mother who has the abortion? Why can others be charged with being an accessory if the murderer herself isn’t charged. This inconsistency supports that the argument that pro lifers don’t actually think abortion is murder, but that it is in fact a religious […]
The ultimate question in the abortion debate
These are the questions that are generally posed as the ultimate question in the abortion debate. “Who has the authority to decide the issue?” is the ultimate question in the abortion debate. If God is the moral authority then the next question is “Which God?” There have been thousands of religions throughout history, representing an […]
There is no consensus about when personhood begins
When personhood begins is of great importance to the abortion debate. This article identifies 5 stages at which personhood might begin. Related posts: Critique of “Arguing From Equality: The Personhood of Human Embryos” The ultimate question in the abortion debate A Secular Prospective On Abortion Anti Abortion Laws Violate Religious Freedom For Jews
Why Women Aren’t & Shouldn’t Be Punished For Having An Abortion
Even though “abortion is murder”, the pro life community is saying that women should not be punished for having an abortion because they are victims of the abortion industry. Or victims of the pharmaceutical industry. Or victims of their own ignorance about the “true” nature of abortions. But the real reason women are not and […]
Children Have Never Had Rights Equal With Adults
Lack of capacity is one of the few legitimate reasons to deny someone’s rights. All societies throughout history have acknowledged that children have fewer and weaker rights than adults based on their lack of capacity. And unborn children have the fewest and weakest rights of all. There is no reason to assume that an unborn […]
A Secular Prospective On Abortion
The secular argument for abortion is based a fundamental concept that all societies, including religious ones, have long since recognized: That a person’s rights wax and wane through out their lifetime based on their age and their mental capacity. Abortion has been acceptable to the vast majority of people for most of history. The current […]