Abortion Is Immoral 2

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Why Abortion is Immoral Author(s): Don Marquis Source: The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 86, No. 4 (Apr., 1989), pp. 183-202 Published by: Journal of Philosophy, Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2026961 Accessed: 13/12/2010 09:17
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HE view that abortion is, with rare exceptions, seriouslyim-

moral has received little support in the recent philosophical literature. No doubt most philosophers affiliated with secular institutions of higher education believe that the anti-abortion position is either a symptom of irrational religious dogma or a conclusion generated by seriously confused philosophical argument. The... [continues]

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