The pro-life argument isn’t that it is wrong to intentionally kill fetuses because they are capable of experiencing pain. Abortion is wrong because it intentionally kills innocent human beings. Even so, unborn babies as early as 20 weeks may feel pain intensely.
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Megan Almon about her volume 42, number 3/4 (2019) article, “What’s Pain Got to Do with It? Why Arguments over Fetal Pain Capability Ultimately Miss the Mark in the Abortion Debate“. Normally, we don’t release print articles from last year online so quickly but due to the significance of topic we are making an exception.
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Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring and topic:
Episode 134 Are Laws Restricting Abortion Forced Organ Donation? A Review of Beyond Roe
Are Laws Restricting Abortion Forced Organ Donation? A Review of Beyond Roe
Unplanned: An Imperfect but Brave Film
Episode 117-Unplanned: An Imperfect but Brave Film
Episode 096 Reversing Roe Documentary Film Review
“Reversing Reason” Review of Netflix documentary, Reversing Roe
Episode 094 The Pro-Choice Argument against Aborting Children with Down Syndrome
Abortion and Rape: Answering the Arguments for Abortion Rights
Annihilating Arguments For Abortion
The Shifting Focus in the Abortion Debate: Does The Humanity of the Unborn Matter Anymore?
Abortion Rights: (Part One) Answering the Arguments for Abortion Rights
Answering the Arguments for Abortion Rights (Part Three): Is the Unborn Human Less Than Human?
Answering the Arguments for Abortion Rights (Part Four): When Does a Human Become a Person
Suffer the Violinist: Why the Pro-abortion Argument from Bodily Autonomy Fails
A Case Not Made A review of Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt
Dead Silence: Must The Bible Say Abortion Is Wrong Before We Can Know It’s Wrong?
The Vanishing Pro-Life Apologist: Putting The “Life” Back Into The Abortion Debate