(1) Defense of Life: Prevailing by Argument

With the topic of abortion, emotions and faulty assumptions frequently cloud clear thinking. Most arguments supporting abortion rights beg the question, assuming what the arguer is trying to prove--namely, that the unborn individual is not a person. So what is the real question? Is abortion unjustified homicide? Yes, if the fetus is a human person; no, if the fetus is not a human person. But what if "no one knows when life begins"? In this lecture, Dr. Francis Beckwith, Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies at Baylor University, examines this issue in terms of both medical science and philosophy.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• abortion
• bishop
• catholic
• christian
• christianity
• conscience
• ethics
• fetus
• francis beckwith
• lecture
• life
• los angeles
• manhattan forum
• medical
• philosophy
• sapi
• st anthony of padua institute