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Abortion and the Questions We Must Answer
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Abortion and the Questions We Must Answer

Challenging the Foundations of Rights in the Abortion Debate

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Craig Biddle
May 11, 2022
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People are asking the wrong questions about abortion.

To determine whether a fetus has rights, the questions we must answer are not “When does life begin?” or “Is a fetus a human being?” Rather, the questions are:

    What are rights?

    Where do they come from?

    How do we know it?

    To whom do rights apply?

If you can answer these questions soundly—with evidence to su…

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