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Abortion and the Legitimacy of the US Supreme Court

From 1973 until 23 June 2022, all American women had the constitutional right to an abortion. On 24 June 2022, in the case Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization, the…

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The Philosophical Implications of a Right to Abortion

The US abortion debate has recently been reignited, following a leaked Supreme Court draft decision in which most justices supported overturning Roe v. Wade. The fact that it matters what…

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6 min

Politics

Bodily Autonomy and Abortion Rights

The leaked US Supreme Court draft decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization does not outlaw the practice of abortion, but overturns the finding in Roe v Wade, which…

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10 min

Politics

Religious Fundamentalism, Radical Feminism and the Undermining of Secular Values

In 2019, the religious right in America lobbied state governments to have their theological assumptions about abortion embedded in law. Several states complied, outlawing abortion under most circumstances. Likewise, in…

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7 min

Politics

Weighing in on Abortion as a Man

The issue of abortion remains a key battleground in today’s culture wars. Whether you oppose or support abortion, you put yourself in the line of fire, especially as a man.…

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7 min

Politics

Abortion and Soundbites: Why Pro-Choice Arguments Are Harder to Make

Arguments are nowadays often presented as soundbites: as slogans, tweets, memes and even gifs. Arguments developed in detail often meet the response TL;DR (Too Long, Didn’t Read). This is unfortunate—especially…

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8 min

Politics

Despite the Heartbeat Bills, America Is Becoming Less Religious

Europeans who keep a moderately close eye on American politics and culture may assume they are observing a strongly religious nation. Certainly, polls proclaiming the unsuitability of an atheist to…

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14 min

Politics

Why Are We Still Talking About Abortion?

In 2014, Stephen Merchant raised a difficult question on Real Time with Bill Maher. “We [probably meaning the British] have more or less figured out the big issues,” he said.…

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12 min

Politics

On Abortion: Time, Space, Error and Ethics.

Nobody wants an abortion. No woman wants one, and no man who has thought about the issue wants any woman he cares about to be in a position in which…

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14 min

Features

Radical Absolutism: Linking Meat, Abortion and Murder

It is in our nature to anthropomorphize. Most of the time, this tendency is fairly harmless, but when it leads us to prioritize the welfare of pets over other humans,…

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7 min

Politics

Is Ireland Ready to Abandon Catholicism

And is repealing abortion really the best approach? Earlier this week, fellow contributor at Areo, Barry Purcell, wrote “Is Ireland Ready for Abortion?” in which he concluded: “No longer can the…

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5 min

Politics

Is Ireland Ready for Abortion?

Ireland has always been seen, along with Poland, The Philippines and Central and South America, as the heartland of Catholic belief. Despite Ireland’s official status as a democratic republic, however,…

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Abortion

Abortion and the Legitimacy of the US Supreme Court

The Philosophical Implications of a Right to Abortion

Bodily Autonomy and Abortion Rights

Religious Fundamentalism, Radical Feminism and the Undermining of Secular Values

Weighing in on Abortion as a Man

Abortion and Soundbites: Why Pro-Choice Arguments Are Harder to Make

Despite the Heartbeat Bills, America Is Becoming Less Religious

Why Are We Still Talking About Abortion?

On Abortion: Time, Space, Error and Ethics.

Radical Absolutism: Linking Meat, Abortion and Murder

Is Ireland Ready to Abandon Catholicism

Is Ireland Ready for Abortion?

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