On Sunday’s episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Greg Perkins and I will debate abortion and rights in pregnancy and more. This episode of internet radio airs at 8 am PT / 9 MT / 10 CT / 11 ET on Sunday, 26 October 2014, in our live studio. If you can’t listen live, you’ll find the podcast on the episode’s archive page.
This week’s question is:
- Question 1: Abortion and Rights in Pregnancy: When do rights begin? You – Greg Perkins and Diana Hsieh – agree on the basics of abortion rights. However, you disagree on when the fetus becomes a person with rights. Diana argues that rights don’t apply until birth, when the fetus becomes a biologically separate infant. Greg argues that the fetus has rights during the later stages of pregnancy, when it becomes an “essentially formed human being.” Can you flesh out and defend these views?
After that, we’ll tackle some impromptu “Rapid Fire Questions.”
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