#15: Abortion: Asking The Right Questions in the Right Order

In this episode, J.P. and Stan discuss a path for moral clarity through the complex conversations surrounding the abortion conversation. In this podcast we discuss: What does it mean to discuss something in the morally relevant sense?What is "it" at the center of the controversy? How to gain clarity by asking the most fundamental question.How to approach complex issues when values conflict.The two ways to define a person: functional and ontological.How to parse out exceptional cases in order to get at the morality of an issue.What does Augustine and Locke’s view of ‘ownership’ have to say about the abortion conversation?Stan’s story he has lived to tellDo ideas have a gender? Resources mentioned during our conversation: Medical Definition of Abortion - (RxList and Health.Harvard.edu)Andrew Moscrop, "'Miscarriage or abortion?' Understanding the medical language of pregnancy loss in Britain; a historical perspective"Greg Koukl, Stand to Reason Blog: Street Tactics Part 3Kathryn Kost, Isaac Maddow-Zimet, and Ashley C. Little, Pregnancies and Pregnancy Desires at the State Level: Estimates for 2017 and Trends Since 2012Stan Wallace, "Four Steps To Determining the Morality of Abortion"J.P. Moreland, "In the Morally Relevant Sense, It is Not a Woman’s Body"Connect with us!