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Philosophers On the Ethics and Politics of Abortion

June 10, 2019

This year, nine U.S. states have passed legislation that bans early abortions in an attempt to provoke a challenge to the abortion rights protected by the…

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Tag: pro-choice

Philosophers On the Ethics and Politics of Abortion