Beyond Roe: Why Abortion Should Be Legal--Even If the Fetus Is a Person

by David Boonin

Book Overview

Most arguments for or against abortion focus on one question: is the fetus a person? In this provocative and important book, David Boonin defends the claim that even if the fetus is a person with the same right to life you and I have, abortion should still be legal, and most current restrictions on abortion should be abolished. Beyond Roe points to a key legal precedent: McFall v. Shimp. In 1978, an ailing Robert McFall sued his cousin, David Shimp,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190904844
• ISBN13: 9780190904845
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.1"