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THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT ABORTION

Why Most Abortions Aren’t Wrong & Why All Abortions Should Be Legal

by Nathan Nobis & Kristina Grob, Open Philosophy Press, 2019

An Open Educational Resource






PAGES

 * Book
 * Personhood
 * Bodily Autonomy
 * "Begging the Question"
 * Blog Posts & Newer Materials Archive
 * Abortion and Ethics Quiz
 * Videos
 * Trent Horn on Abortion: Not Persuasive Pro-Life
 * "Ethics: Left & Right"
 * Salon
 * 1000-Word Philosophy
 * Am J of Bioethics
 * Areo
 * Decaturish
 * YouTube
 * TikTok
 * Facebook
 * Twitter
 * En Español
 * In Italiano
 * En français



New: an Abortion and Ethics Quiz!

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This book introduces readers to the many arguments and controversies concerning
abortion. While it argues for ethical and legal positions on the issues, it
focuses on how to think about the issues, not just what to think about them. It
is an ideal resource to improve your understanding of what people
think, why they think that and whether their (and your) arguments are good or
bad, and why. It's ideal for classroom use, discussion groups, organizational
learning, and personal reading.  


This open educational resource is freely available in full text, PDF, Google
Doc, ePub, Mobi, and other formats. It's also now posted as a speech-to-text
"audiobook" on these pages. Also in Spanish, Italian, and French. Much of the
book is also available as a YouTube presentation and there are many TikTok
videos on these topics too.   


A $5.38 paperback can be ordered and shipped to anyone who would benefit from a
thorough assessment of arguments on all sides of the abortion debates. ($5.38 is
the lowest price Amazon would allow). It's also a Kindle book for $.99 (or
free), which can be shared and sent also.


The book is by two philosophy professors with extensive teaching and research
experience on abortion and related issues: Nathan Nobis, PhD at Morehouse
College, Atlanta, GA and Kristina Grob, PhD at the University of South Carolina
Sumter. 



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From the Preface


To many people, abortion is an issue for which discussions and debates are
frustrating and fruitless: it seems like no progress will ever be made towards
any understanding, much less resolution or even compromise.


Judgments like these, however, are premature because some basic techniques from
critical thinking, such as carefully defining words and testing definitions,
stating the full structure of arguments so each step of the reasoning can be
examined, and comparing the strengths and weaknesses of different explanations
can help us make progress towards these goals.


When emotions run high, we sometimes need to step back and use a passion for
calm, cool, critical thinking. This helps us better understand the positions and
arguments of people who see things differently from us, as well as our own
positions and arguments. And we can use critical thinking skills help to try to
figure out which positions are best, in terms of being supported by good
arguments: after all, we might have much to learn from other people, sometimes
that our own views should change, for the better.


Here we use basic critical thinking skills to argue that abortion is typically
not morally wrong. We begin with less morally-controversial claims: adults,
children and babies are wrong to kill and wrong to kill, fundamentally, because
they, we, are conscious, aware and have feelings. We argue that since early
fetuses entirely lack these characteristics, they are not inherently wrong to
kill and so most abortions are not morally wrong, since most abortions are done
early in pregnancy, before consciousness and feeling develop in the fetus.


Furthermore, since the right to life is not the right to someone else’s body,
fetuses might not have the right to the pregnant woman’s body—which she has the
right to—and so she has the right to not allow the fetus use of her body. This
further justifies abortion, at least until technology allows for the removal of
fetuses to other wombs. Since morally permissible actions should be legal,
abortions should be legal: it is an injustice to criminalize actions that are
not wrong.


In the course of arguing for these claims, we:
 1. discuss how to best define abortion;
 2. dismiss many common “question-begging” arguments that merely assume their
    conclusions, instead of giving genuine reasons for them;
 3. refute some often-heard “everyday arguments” about abortion, on all sides;
 4. explain why the most influential philosophical arguments against abortion
    are unsuccessful;
 5. provide some positive arguments that at least early abortions are not wrong;
 6. briefly discuss the ethics and legality of later abortions, and more.


This essay is not a “how to win an argument” piece or a tract or any kind of
apologetics. It is not designed to help anyone “win” debates: everybody “wins”
on this issue when we calmly and respectfully engage arguments with care,
charity, honesty and humility. This book is merely a reasoned, systematic
introduction to the issues that we hope models these skills and virtues. Its
discussion should not be taken as absolute “proof” of anything: much more needs
to be understood and carefully discussed—always.


Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Defining “Abortion”

> 2.1 “Murdering Babies” 

> 2.2 “Termination” 

> 2.3 “Killing”

3 Fetal Consciousness & Facts about Abortions

> 3.1 Fetal Consciousness 

> 3.2 When Most Abortions Occur 

> 3.3 Why Most Abortions Occur

4 Bad Arguments: “Question-Begging” Arguments & “Everyday” Arguments

> 4.1 “Question-Begging” Arguments

> > 4.1.1 “Against” Abortion: 

> > 4.1.2 “For” Abortion:

> 4.2 “Everyday” Arguments

> > 4.2.1 “Against” Abortion
> 
> > > 4.2.1.1 “Abortion ends a life.” 

> > > 4.2.1.2 “Abortion kills babies and children.” 

> > > 4.2.1.3 “Abortion is murder.” 

> > > 4.2.1.4 “Abortion kills innocent beings.” 

> > > 4.2.1.5 “Abortion hurts women.” 

> > > 4.2.1.6 “The Bible says abortion is wrong.” 

> > > 4.2.1.7 “Abortion stops a beating heart.” 

> > > 4.2.1.8 “How would you like it if . .?”
> 
> > 4.2.2 “For” Abortion
> 
> > > 4.2.2.1 “Women have a right to do whatever they want with their bodies.” 

> > > 4.2.2.2 “People who oppose abortion are just trying to control women.” 

> > > 4.2.2.3 “Men shouldn’t make decisions about matters affecting women.” 

> > > 4.2.2.4 “Women and girls will die if abortion isn’t allowed.”

5 Better Arguments: Philosophers’ Arguments

> 5.1 Arguments Against Abortion
> 
> 
> > 5.1.1 Fetuses are human 

> > 5.1.2 Fetuses are human beings 

> > 5.1.3 Fetuses are persons 

> > 5.1.4 Fetuses are potential persons 

> > 5.1.5 Abortion prevents fetuses from experiencing their valuable futures
> 
> 5.2 Arguments that abortion is often not wrong
> > 5.2.1 No good arguments that it is wrong 

> > 5.2.2 Early fetuses aren’t conscious & feeling: personhood and harm 

> > 5.2.3 The right to life & the right to someone else’s body 

> > 5.2.4 “What ifs”: rape and later-term abortions

6 Conclusion
7 For Further Reading
8 Discussion Questions



Advanced Praise


"A lucid and engaging introduction to the ethics of abortion. Nobis and Grob are
refreshingly fair and balanced in their treatment of a hotly contested issue.
They seek to find the best arguments, not arguments that fit any particular
agenda. For such a short book, the text is remarkably comprehensive: they define
key terms such as ‘murder and ‘baby,’ assess everyday arguments about abortion,
discuss the science of fetal development, and rigorously engage the most
important philosophical arguments. I have taught many class sessions on
abortion; no text I’ve used is nearly as useful as this one. Highly
recommended!"
—Rebecca Tuvel, PhD, Rhodes College, Tennessee

"It's hard to think clearly about abortion. This book helps. It provides a great
set of tools for talking about this thorny issue, and most importantly, it
explains exactly what goes wrong in many common arguments. All this is
essential: we need it if we're going to do better. So even if you disagree with
the conclusions that the authors reach, you'll learn a great deal by reading
this accessible and thoughtful volume."
—Bob Fischer, PhD, Texas State University


"This book takes on and takes seriously many of the common arguments and appeals
that one so frequently hears on the issue of abortion. It provides fair and
balanced analyses that are concise and varied. It is an easy to read yet
rigorous exploration of key concepts and assumptions present in both popular and
philosophical discourse. It's an excellent introduction for anyone who wishes to
better reflect critically on the practice of abortion." 
—Chelsea Haramia, PhD, Spring Hill College, Alabama


"A concise, fair, and thorough introduction to the arguments from all sides in
the debate about abortion. Required reading for anyone wanting to engage the
topic seriously."
—Noah Levin, PhD, Golden West College, California


"A nice presentation of the arguments and counterarguments on both sides of the
debate about abortion. Nobis and Grob subject these arguments to critical
scrutiny to arrive at well-reasoned conclusions on the issue."
—Ari Joffe, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of
Alberta


Reviews & Further Praise




> I've just read this Open Access, easy to read, brief intro to the arguments
> about abortion. Could be useful for introductory classes in applied ethics.
> https://t.co/7BXI9N9riA
> 
> — Peter Singer (@PeterSinger) July 16, 2019

  


Amazon reviews:

> "Great introduction [to] this topic!" This book was very helpful for me in
> clarifying my thinking about this issue and was an instrumental element in my
> changing my mind about my position. It’s a relatively short read but is still
> full of great content. While the book ultimately defends the pro-choice
> position, it remains even-handed in its treatment of bad arguments on both
> sides of the debate. Because of this, it would serve well as course reading
> for a philosophy/ethics class. Overall highly recommended and at such a good
> price point the book is a no-braine[r] to buy but it’s available free online
> if you want to check it out first.

> "Very worthwhile read." A clear, concise, objective look at a topic that too
> often gets drowned in emotion. 

> "The Best Short Introduction to Arguments About Abortion."  I came to this
> book after seeing high praise from Peter Singer on twitter. This book is a
> clearly written and extremely useful survey and critical dissection of
> arguments on each side of the abortion debate. Although I've read many books
> on this issue, I still encountered new insights that I hadn't heard or thought
> of previously. That the authors have made this open access is a huge public
> service.

> "Accessible and provocative." Provocative, accessible, clear and concise, this
> book offers an important opportunity to cut through the culture wars and
> approach this controversial topic from a unique angle. The writers propose
> questions and possibilities that need to be considered no matter what
> assumptions and conclusions one ha about abortion prior to reading. Great for
> individuals and for discussion groups. Don’t pass this resource by! 

> "The ideal introduction to the ethics of abortion." This is the best write-up
> I know of for the various ethical considerations relevant to abortion. It is
> especially challenging to find clarity on this topic because of the strong
> emotions on both sides and the amount to which public discourse involves
> simply talking past each other. Nobis and Grob have also included the most
> important policy and scientific aspects of abortion that inform the ethical
> debates.  

> "An Excellent Work: Required Reading for Anyone Interested in the Abortion
> Debate." In a time where many people question the value of Philosophy and the
> Humanities, Dr. Nobis and Dr. Grob have shown how philosophy can be applicable
> to some of our most important moral and ethical questions in society today.
> The debate over Abortion is perhaps one of the most contentious issues in the
> political arena today. Emotions run high on both sides given the passion that
> surrounds the issue. In their work "Thinking Critically About Abortion" the
> Authors seek to take a calm and rational look at the debate. Though they
> ultimately come down in favor of keeping Abortion legal, they still critique
> both sides and show how we can engage in philosophy to achieve a high-level
> and more productive debate on this issue that goes beyond logically fallacious
> argumentation. I will now briefly describe the various sections of the book .
> . (read the full review on Amazon)

GoodReads reviews:
 * "You don't have to reach the same conclusions, but this is absolutely worth a
   read if you're truly interested in thinking critically about this issue
   rather than falling for the endless straw-man arguments (of either side) or
   reductive arguments that really only 'beg the question.'"
 * "Quick and easy read for anyone looking to recognize bad arguments for what
   they are, and replace them with better ones."
 * "An excellent and critical analysis of the most common arguments pro and
   against abortion. I personally enjoyed the way it’s set up to go over things
   one at a time. It helped me look at abortion from a morally neutral
   standpoint. Great read!"

A review from the "Crusade Against Ignorance" YouTube channel:




A recommendation from the main page of a Reddit community page: 

> ". . An excellent introductory we recommend is the online work: Thinking
> Critically About Abortion. This is, hands down, the best introductory resource
> to defend Abortion. The work does an excellent job of introducing you to the
> issue and providing resources for further explanation. In my opinion, it
> should be required reading for any sincere Pro-Choice advocate." 







--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

There also are many shorter follow-up blog posts that explore issues and
arguments beyond the book. 




Much of the book's content was developed from this shorter textbook
chapter "Early and Later Abortions: Ethics and Law" in Ethics, Left and Right:
The Moral Issues That Divide Us (Oxford University Press, 2019).
Teaching Resources


The book is ideal for teaching purposes. If you would prefer to use something
non- or less-argumentative, however, please review Nobis and Grob's "Common
Arguments About Abortion"  (from Noah Levin, ed., Introduction to Ethics: An
Open Educational Resource) and Nobis's "The Ethics of Abortion" (from 1000-Word
Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology) which pair together well, along with any
other readings on the topics. 


The book includes a set of discussion questions that are ideal for teaching and
discussion groups. And here are some research tools to better review other
ethical, legal and scientific evidence and arguments on the issues, as well as
some suggested further readings. 


New! An abortion and ethics quiz, to test your understanding of the issues!

Here are some Youtube videos that review a PowerPoint presentation on arguments
about abortion that was developed for teaching purposes; those slides are
below.  


 Introduction and Defining Abortion:



Question-Begging Arguments about Abortion



Common, "Everyday" Arguments about Abortion:



Arguments that Abortion is Prima Facie Wrong:



Arguments that Abortion is Prima Facie Permissible and Conclusions:



PowerPoint slides:
  
 These slides in PDF.


New and news!


New at the American Journal of Bioethics blog! “Following All The Facts About
Abortion—Scientific, Ethical, And Logical—Wherever They Lead,” a response to
@CCamosy in @RNS (“Faith, science and the abortion debate”) and @americamag
(“it’s the pro-lifers who have science on their side”) #abortion #prochoice
#prolife #ethics


When does “life” begin? When it comes to abortion, it depends on what you mean
by "life" Perhaps surprisingly, the word “alive” has a lot of nuance. A
philosopher explains why
By NATHAN NOBIS, PUBLISHED APRIL 2, 2022 10:00AM








I’m a philosophy professor. The argument for making abortion illegal is
illogical: Philosopher Nathan Nobis unpacks the logical (and illogical) arc of
the debate over abortion rights. 
By NATHAN NOBIS, DECEMBER 4, 2021









[UPDATE: OUR ESSAY IS AWARD WINNING!] WHY THE CASE AGAINST ABORTION IS WEAK,
ETHICALLY SPEAKING: MANY MEDICAL PROCEDURES ARE ETHICALLY SIMILAR TO ABORTION —
BUT WITHOUT THE OUTCRY. WHY?

By NATHAN NOBIS - JONATHAN DUDLEY, APRIL 11, 2021 




> 



"Is Abortion Immoral?" on the Brain in a Vat podcast (2021):





Areo Magazine: "Abortion and Soundbites: Why Pro-Choice Arguments Are Harder to
Make." 

"Is your Opinion on Abortion Wrong? Critical Thinking & Abortion" at the Science
and Philosophy page at Medium (July 2020). 


APA (American Philosophical Association) Blog, "Recently Published Book
Spotlight." 


Political Animal Magazine posted an excerpt from the book as one of a pair of
essays introduced as "Arguing Dialectically about Abortion."


Nathan Nobis, "Early and Later Abortions" and "Reply to Tollefsen" in Bob
Fischer, ed., Ethics, Left and Right: The Moral Issues That Divide Us (Oxford
University Press, 2019). A PowerPoint of a Prezi by Dan Lowe that reviews this
article:








A "prequel" article, "Thinking Critically About Abortion" in Decaturish


  


About the Authors


Nathan Nobis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Morehouse
College in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the author and co-author of many articles,
chapters and other writings in ethics and philosophy. 


Kristina Grob, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University
of South Carolina Sumter. Her interests include ethics and moral development.
Each semester she shows students that philosophy can be a way of life, no matter
their day jobs.


Please feel free to contact the authors through this form with any comments or
questions. They can also be reached through the book's Facebook page. 





AbortionArguments.com




ABORTION ETHICS BLOG POST ARCHIVE


Below is an archive of the blog posts written after the publication of Thinking
Critically About Abortion. Many of these posts are inspired by observations
about how people often engage the issues, other posts discuss further arguments,
and other posts recommend other readings and resources. 


POSTS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO ALL:

 * Is Your Opinion on Abortion Wrong? Critical Thinking and Abortion
 * Are you part of a cult about abortion, or anything else?
 * Politicians: take a philosophy course!
 * Teaching the topic of Abortion
 * An "elevator speech" defense of Abortion
 * Abortion and Soundbites: Why Pro-Choice Arguments Are Harder to Make
 * "Abortion Is Difficult" by Michael Huemer
 * Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929-2020) on abortion
 * Moral Arguments and the Bible and Abortion and the Bible


POSTS CRITICAL OF PRO-CHOICE ARGUMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT:

 * Is abortion "up for debate"? Clearly, it is! That's why 'ethical literacy' is
   needed.
 * Is the "bodily autonomy" argument for abortion *that* simple?
 * Are Pro-Choicers Irrational (for Only Encouraging Voting)?
 * "Force birther"-ism and Virtue Signaling
 * Is abortion "healthcare"? What if it often is not?
 * Pro-life virtues and vices? Pro-choice virtues and vices? On sex/gender and
   arguments
 * Abortion "Zingers": What About That??
 * What are rights? What's the "right" to abortion?
 * Does "life" begin at conception? Biological versus "biographical" life
 * Are fetuses "human beings"? Biological versus psychological definitions
 * Is Herbie 'The Love Bug' a Person?
 * Definitions of "Murder" and Anything Else
 * Abortion and "What We Are," in our "Essence"


POSTS CRITICAL OF ABORTION CRITICS' ARGUMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT:

 * "When does life begin?" and "Are fetuses human?": Two bad 'scientific'
   questions to ask about abortion
 * "Fetuses are human beings; all human beings are equal in dignity & worth; so
   abortion is wrong." Good or bad argument?
 * Racism, Slavery and Abortion
 * Comment on "If Black lives matter, vote for Trump"
 * Yes, "a person is a person, no matter how small," but . .
 * "If abortion is not wrong, then it's OK to kill sleeping people??!"
 * Abortion "Zingers": What About That??
 * Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Abortion
 * What are rights? What's the "right" to abortion?
 * Does "life" begin at conception? Biological versus "biographical" life
 * Are fetuses "human beings"? Biological versus psychological definitions
 * Is Herbie 'The Love Bug' a Person?
 * Trent Horn on "The Problem of Personhood"
 * Pro-life virtues and vices? Pro-choice virtues and vices? On sex/gender and
   arguments
 * Regret ≠ Wrongdoing or Illegal Behavior
 * Abortion and "What We Are," in our "Essence"
 * On an Abstract "Metaphysical" Argument Against Abortion
 * Abortion and the Bible
 * Embryo-rescue cases and voting
 * Definitions of "Murder" and Anything Else
 * Soundbites and Abortion
 * A Response to Clinton Wilcox's review of 'Thinking Critically About Abortion'
   at "Secular Pro-Life"
 * A Not Optimally Honest Abortion Debate: A Response to Alexandra DeSanctis’s
   "An Honest Abortion Debate" in The National Review


POSTS ON PERSONHOOD:

 * Section 5.1.3 of "Thinking Critically About Abortion," "Fetuses are persons"
 * Is Herbie 'The Love Bug' a Person?
 * Trent Horn on "The Problem of Personhood"


BOOK REVIEWS:

 * Review of Francis Beckwith’s Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against
   Abortion Choice
 * Review of Robert George and Christopher Tollefsen's Embryo: A Defense of
   Human Life
 * Review of Hendrik van der Breggen's Untangling Popular Pro-Choice Arguments:
   Critical Thinking about Abortion


FURTHER RESOURCES AND OTHER POSTS:

 * The Respect People Foundation
 * DefendingFeminism.com
 * "Engaged Philosophy" interview
 * College Ethics: A Reader on Moral Issues that Affect You, Second Edition
 * Abortion and Animal Rights: Does Either Topic Lead to the Other?
 * "Early and Later Abortions" PowerPoint
 * A Law School Syllabus on Abortion
 * Public Philosophy on Abortion
 * Thank-you notes!


VIDEOS:

 * Videos on Ethics and Abortion
 * Abortion & Philosophy: A Beginners Guide



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