Deep Down Things

Nicodemus, Doug Weaver
Pentecost 2012 issue.

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Alphonse and "After-Birth Abortion," or, The Fetus that Would Not Die.

Guest post by Matthew Lickona

The article in the Journal of Medical Ethics argued that "both a fetus and a newborn certainly are human beings and potential persons, but neither is a ‘person’ in the sense of ‘subject of a moral right to life.'" Suddenly, the fact that people seek Alphonse's life even after his birth had a new relevance.

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