Abortion: English, Warren And Abortion Analytical Essay by Top Papers

This paper looks at the position of Mary Anne Warren and Jane English vis-a-vis abortion. Specifically, the paper looks at the following: Warren's concept of personhood and how she argues for it; the paper also looks at how she applies her person-rights theory to the issue of abortion; her application of neo-Kantian theory; and discusses Warren's views on the rights if a foetus; her belief in abortion's moral permissibility; and how she defends her unpopular views on infanticide and abortion. From there, the paper looks at English's challenge to Warren's notion of personhood.