The Moral Case for Abortion: A Defence of Reproductive Choice

This revised and updated edition of the 2016 bestselling work sets out the moral arguments for a woman's right to decide the future of her pregnancy, arguing that to prevent her from doing so is to undermine the essence of her humanity. It also explores the rights of doctors and nurses to withdraw from abortion provision on grounds of conscience and surveys the rapidly changing landscape of the abortion debate.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This revised and updated edition of the 2016 bestselling work sets out the moral arguments for a woman's right to decide the future of her pregnancy. Drawing on traditions of philosophical and sociological thinking, it presents the case for recognizing autonomy in personal, private decision-making about reproductive intentions. Further, it argues that to prevent a woman from making this decision according to her own values is to undermine the essence of her humanity. The author explores how true respect for human life and regard for individual conscience demand that we support a woman's right to decide, and that support for her right to terminate her pregnancy has moral foundations and ethical integrity.

This second edition features a foreword by US abortion provider and reproductive justice advocate Dr. Willie Parker, as well as additional chapters that consider the rights of doctors and nurses to withdraw from abortion provision on grounds of conscience. Furedi also surveys the rapidly changing landscape of the abortion debate, including the rights of women in the aftermath of Trump's presidency; debates, politics, and religion in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and the differing levels of provision across Europe.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 149 x 209 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030901882
Edition number: 2nd ed. 2021