Are All Abortions Equal? Should There Be Exceptions to the Criminalization of Abortion for Rape and Incest?

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 43 (1):87-104 (2015)
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Politics, public discourse, and legislation restricting abortion has settled on a moderate orthodoxy: restrict abortion, but leave exceptions for pregnancies that result from rape and incest. I challenge that consensus and suggest it may be much harder to defend than those who support the compromise think. From both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice perspectives, there are good reasons to treat all abortions as equal

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