Since the dawn of human society, there has been tension between the strong arm of the law and the persuasive arm of morality. Click on the l...

Since the Republican Party united with conservative Christians in recent decades, elected Trump, and took over local politics in several US ...

Since at least the onset of the US Civil War, groups of people within individual states have used parts of the US Constitution to support ne...

" - - - This theme – women’s bodily autonomy – is intrinsic to 'The Handmaid’s Tale.' Atwood poignantly said, 'A belief is ...

"Historically, under both English common law and U.S. law, the fetus has not been recognized as a person with full rights. Instead, le...

The slogan for today's Republican Party. They have been hijacked by conservative Christians who reject science-informed morality. The US...

ANOTHER PERSON'S BODY IS NOT YOURS I have written several blog posts on the issue of abortion and bodily autonomy ( link ). As with many...

Abortion opposition primarily comes from conservative Catholics and evangelical Christians. However, there is no agreement within Christiani...

The research supporting Roe v. Wade was clear: "Possibly there is no social measure with a higher benefit-to-cost ratio than the legali...

"The right to abortion is not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution because the Constitution does not concern itself with the right...

The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court is universally recognized as its worst because of its support of slavery. The Civil War and...

I have posted several times on this issue. The above is an encapsulation of my stance regarding the morality of abortion. Click on the links...

I have posted several times on the issue of abortion. And, I have said that bodily autonomy is the best argument for a women's right to...

The Catholic Church considers abortion as the WORST sin one can commit ( link ). Consistent with this dogma are the apologists on Catholic A...

" Now that we’ve started talking about identity, today Hank tackles the question of personhood. Philosophers have tried to assess what ...

I have been very open about my opinion in the abortion debate: bodily autonomy for the pregnant woman is the sole decider ( link ). However,...

The concept of autonomy goes back to the Greek philosophers. With the European Enlightenment, autonomy comes to be widely understood as a pr...

In my interaction with Christian apologists, many say, "Why are you atheists so active in attacking religion?"  My general retort ...

In McFall v. Shimp, the court ruled that a person cannot be forced to donate body parts like bone marrow, even if such a donation would sa...

The Limits of Open Mindedness in Debates on Same-Sex Marriage and Abortion