New Bioethics Collection on abortion
This collection brings together the varied research published over the years in The New Bioethics on the subject of abortion and related topics, looking broadly at arguments from different perspectives and the many controversies concerning abortion. This collection is presented in chronological order by year and demonstrates the many strands of debate concerning abortion and how these have shifted since 2000. These include prominent topics including sex selection abortion, conscientious objection, disability and discrimination, prenatal diagnosis, fetal surgery, embryo disposal, impairment arguments, the law and human dignity, abortion and infanticide, inconsistency arguments, and the problem of spontaneous abortion. The collection also includes less familiar topics, such as distinguishing between abortion and contraception, the phenomenology of abortion, Richard Dawkins’ account of the ‘The Great Beethoven Fallacy’, and elective abandonment as a postulated male counterpart to abortion. This is an ongoing collection; relevant new and innovative research which contributes to the field will be added once it is published in The New Bioethics.
Edited by
Trevor Stammers(Editor-in-Chief, The New Bioethics)