That is the title of a talk I am giving tomorrow at 7 pm in the Memorial Drawing Room (in the Memorial Residence Hall) on the campus of Baylor University. It is sponsored by Bears for Life. What follows is the poster for the event. … [Read more...]
How Wide is the Human Community?: Why Roe v. Wade Was Wrongly Decided
January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
My Two Part Series on Roe v. Wade, and an extensive critique of Roe
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (22 January 2013), this month I have published a two-part series over at The Catholic Thing. You can find each part at the following links: Roe at Forty, part 1: The Court’s Failure to Address the Question of the Unborn’s Moral Status Roe at Forty, part 2: The Court’s Two Unwarranted Stipulations Even though many citizens reject Roe v. Wade, not many know why it is so flawed. The above pieces present very brief summaries of … [Read more...]
Roe at Forty, part 2: The Court’s Two Unwarranted Stipulations
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Two weeks ago, I published over at The Catholic Thing part 1 of my two part series to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe. v. Wade (22 January 2013): "Roe at Forty, part 1: The Court’s Failure to Address the Question of the Unborn’s Moral Status." Part 2 was published today. Entitled, "Roe at Forty, part 2: The Court’s Two Unwarranted Stipulations," here's how it begins: Not only did Roe v. Wade’s majority opinion fail to address the question of whether the unborn human being is a … [Read more...]
Roe at Forty, part 1: The Court’s Failure to Address the Question of the Unborn’s Moral Status
January 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment
That is the title of my most recent entry over at The Catholic Thing. It is the first of two parts, the second of which will appear at The Catholic Thing on January 18, 2013. Here's how today's entry begins: Later this month on January 22, many will commemorate, in sadness, the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that declared virtually all restrictions on abortion unconstitutional. Although prolifers reject this opinion because of its exclusion of the unborn … [Read more...]
My critique of Roe v. Wade and its progeny
January 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Sunday, January 22, is the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (1973). Even though many citizens reject the opinion, not many know why it is so flawed. In chapter 2 of my 2007 book, Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice (Cambridge University Press), I offer a detailed analysis of Roe and some subsequent Supreme Court opinions. An earlier version of that chapter was published in 2006 (1.1, pp. 37-72) in the inaugural issue of the Liberty University Law Review under the title … [Read more...]
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