In this episode, arguments for the moral status of abortion are discussed. Recently, debate over the permissibility of abortion has taken center stage in politics. And so, in an effort to promote philosophical thought in relation to this debate, I survey some pieces that one may want to reference in holding their case —whether it be pro-choice, or anti-abortion. To accomplish this, particular essays written by Bertha Alvarez Manninen, Judith Jarvis Thomson, and Don Marquis, are presented and evaluated. This podcast is showing two papers that directly combat each other, and an article that extends the argument of one of those essays in order to critique and strengthen it.
