The Abortion Controversy: A Reader (The Jones and Barlett Series in Philosophy)

This is the most comprehensive set of readings on the ethics surrounding abortion. Its 29 articles include the three major Supreme Court decisions and three evaluations of Roe v. Wade, arguments from a woman's right to her body, he personhood argument, the Golden-Rule argument, feminist arguments, and militancy. Important articles by Justice Ginsburg, Catherine MacKinnon, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Laurence Tribe, John Noonan, Michael Tooley, Jane English, Don Marquis, Mary Anne Warren, and others. Readings are set in a Pro/Con format, pitting argument against argument. Introductions precede each of the eight parts as well as each individual reading. Study questions follow each reading.