Evictionism and Libertarianism

Abstract

There is a new sheriff in town on the abortion question. It is called evictionism. It diverges, philosophically, from both the pro-life and the pro-choice positions. It assumes that the birth of a human being starts with the fertilized egg but claims that the unwanted baby is a trespasser that may be evicted in the gentlest manner possible.

Can the US Congress Ban or Legalize Abortion?

“…Is a fetus an "unborn child," hence a "person" who cannot be deprived of life without due process of law, or it is merely a clump of cells, deserving no more protection than any other organ of a woman's body? The pro-life community overwhelmingly believes the former, and the pro-choice community believes the latter (Block, 2014a(Block, , 2014b(Block, , 2018(Block, , 2021Block & Whitehead, 2005) 5 .…”

“…The evictionist position is totally congruent with that of the pro-lifers, on this matter. See Block (2014aBlock ( , 2014bBlock ( , 2018Block ( , 2021 and Block and Whitehead (2005). 6 In her hearing before becoming the latest appointed Supreme Court Justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson was asked to explain the difference between males and females.…”

Preargumentation Ethics and the Issue of Abortion

“…That is to say, virtually all abortions are unjustifiable since the person arguing that a zygote doesn't have rights would be engaging in a contradiction since they would be arguing against a precondition of argumentation itself. The evictionist might argue that the zygote can be "evicted" because they are a "trespasser" (Block and Whitehead 2005;Block 2014). This article contends that this argument is fundamentally flawed.…”

Review Essay on John Tomasi’s: “Free Market Fairness”

“…The author of Free Market Fairness inverts the prevailing definitions of "thick" and "thin" 29 In contrast, for a true, principled, hybrid, see evictionism (Block, 2014) and immigration .…”