40 Years Later: How to Undo the Autonomy Argument for Abortion Rights

40 Years Later: How to Undo the Autonomy Argument for Abortion Rights « Public Discourse: The philosophical argument underlying pro-choice appeals to bodily autonomy is not a new one; indeed, the original version cast by moral philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson is old enough to commemorate its 40th anniversary this year. Forty years later, the autonomy argument is still wildly popular among supporters of abortion and especially among pro-choice academics.

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