With the Supreme Court apparently ready to overturn Roe v. Wade and with various states imposing severe abortion restrictions, this is a good time to review why and when people have a right to get an abortion. To preview and summarize my position: Before a fetus develops the physical capacity for consciousness, the fetus is not a person with a right to life, so abortion should be totally unrestricted at that stage. In fact, that is
On the Right to Get an Abortion
On the Right to Get an Abortion
On the Right to Get an Abortion
With the Supreme Court apparently ready to overturn Roe v. Wade and with various states imposing severe abortion restrictions, this is a good time to review why and when people have a right to get an abortion. To preview and summarize my position: Before a fetus develops the physical capacity for consciousness, the fetus is not a person with a right to life, so abortion should be totally unrestricted at that stage. In fact, that is