{"product_id":"abortion-ethics-in-a-nutshell-a-pro-both-tour-of-the-moral-arguments-9781951677060","title":"Abortion Ethics in a Nutshell: A Pro-Both Tour of the Moral Arguments","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all the issues I've had the pleasure to ponder, abortion remains my favorite. Maybe because I enjoy helping folks see the humanity in the \"other\" side. Maybe because the thought experiments are especially creative. Or maybe because it's where I can do the most to ease political tensions and strengthen civic friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownload the first chapter to sample my style. But as far as I can tell, the traditional pro-this vs. pro-that paradigm is a \u003cstrong\u003egrossly oversimplified myth\u003c\/strong\u003e. Designed by politicians and media types who profit from our division, we're taught to look at those who disagree with us as not only stupid, but evil. The result: we watch, spend and vote in ways that benefit them, yet harm us, splintering houses of worship, friendships and our polity itself. The (partial) solution: \u003cstrong\u003ean honest, sober look at some of the best arguments professional ethicists have offered, \u003c\/strong\u003e and an earnest invitation to think through the issue anew, focused on win-wins and principled reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs every honest person admits, abortion is too complicated for one favored \"right\" to override all other concerns. Rather, \u003cstrong\u003eseveral morally legitimate claims are in need of examination and balance, \u003c\/strong\u003e including the interests of the mother, the value of the potential person growing within her, the resulting child's expected quality of life, the father's autonomy, and even the impact on extended family and possibly society at large. This becomes apparent via a simple yet illuminating exercise in Chapter Four: \"Rate That Abortion.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne bit of hope: \u003cstrong\u003eartificial wombs\u003c\/strong\u003e may someday solve the traditional tension, simultaneously enabling choice \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003elife. As ethicists Peter Singer and Deanne Wells put it, \"Abortions would in effect become early births,\" enabling sworn enemies from the decades-long abortion wars to \"embrace in happy harmony.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut would such a medical miracle cause more problems than it eases? Find out. And enrich your own view with the power of some of the best arguments moral thinkers have had to offer, summarized and narrated by a laid-back philosopher. Find me at MattDeaton.com, and hope you enjoy, Matt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Notaed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900664353042,"sku":"9781951677060","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7facddbf-af32-4b4a-91d5-caef5ef76bcd.jpg?v=1738391273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/abortion-ethics-in-a-nutshell-a-pro-both-tour-of-the-moral-arguments-9781951677060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}