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What is 'personhood'? The ethics question that needs a closer look in abortion debates

  • Written by Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageDebate about abortion is often a debate about rights -- but whose?AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Controversy over abortion reached a fever pitch on May 2, 2022, when the leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion was published by Politico. If the draft’s key points are reflected in the final ruling, this would strike down Roe v. Wade, a...

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