Resolving the Debate on Libertarianism and Abortion

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: I take issue with the view that libertarian theory does not imply any particular stand on abortion. Liberty is the absence of interference with people’s wills—interests, wishes, and desires. Only entities that have such are eligible for the direct rights of libertarian theory. Foetuses do not; and if aborted, there is then no future person whose …

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Why abortion is immoral.Don Marquis - 1989 - Journal of Philosophy 86 (4):183-202.

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