Abstract:Disagreements about abortion are often assumed to reduce to
disagreements about fetal personhood (and mindedness). If one believes a
fetus is a person (or has a mind), then they are “pro-life.” If one believes
a fetus is not a person (or is not minded), they are “pro-choice.” The
issue, however, is much more complicated. Not only is it not
dichotomous—most everyone believes that abortion is p… Show more
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