An African Religious Moral Theory and Abortion

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Insititute of Philosophy at UWM (2014)
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Presuming the truth of a dominant conception of an African ontological system, this chapter offers some understanding of African moral theory and its recommendations for abortion. I argue that an African moral theory, all things equal, forbids abortion.

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