Links to Readings (Biomedical Ethics)
- Handout on Abortion (September 21st)
- Roe v. Wade (September 21st)
- Thomson. "A Defense of Abortion." This one is a bit tricky. If you're at a computer on the IC network, this link
may work. If not, sign in here. Then click the "Search" option. Type in "Thomson" next to "Author" and "A Defense of Abortion" next to "Title". Then be sure to check the "Philosophy" box in the list of journals.
You are responsible for retreiving this article. If you have any problem doing so, please contact me as soon as possible.
- Marquis. "Why Abortion is Immoral." This is is tricky in the same way that the Thomson paper is. If you're at a computer on the IC network, this link may work. If not, sign in here. Then click the "Search" option. Type in "Marquis" next to "Author" and "Why Abortion is Immoral" next to "Title". Then be sure to check the "Philosophy" box in the list of journals.
As with the Thomson paper, you are responsible for retreiving this article. If you have any problem doing so, please contact me as soon as possible.
- Rawls, Thomson, Nozick, Dworkin, Scanlon, Nagel. "The Philosopher's Brief"
- LaFollette. "Animal Rights and Human Wrongs" (PDF)