December 14, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Jasper’s comment at Jill Stanek’s over Ilana Goldman’s refusal to answer Bob Enyarts question “What is it?” happened to coincide with an existing unpublished post of mine. While reading through Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen’s book Embryo:A Defense of … Continue reading
July 14, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Some abortion-choice advocates make a claim for an individual human being’s sovereign right to use their own body at any moment, as they wish, including giving life, or killing the life inside. To be meaningful, such a right must be … Continue reading
March 24, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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In the abortion debate there is a line of argument that goes like this: The fetus is not a moral sentient being because it doesn’t think, therefore it’s not a person and can be killed. Such arguments are known as … Continue reading
February 28, 2008
by Chris Arsenault
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Lately I’ve been grappling with the idea of “intrinsic value” which seems to be, well, essential, to most thought provoking pro-life human value arguments. This idea escapes so many people – in argument after argument I’ve noticed that few seem … Continue reading