Untangling Popular Pro-Choice Arguments: Critical Thinking about Abortion

By Hendrik van der Breggen

"This is the clearest and most thorough summary of standard (plus many non-standard but important) pro-choice arguments and of sound pro-life replies to them that I have read. Van der Breggen is fair, patient, and non-abrasive to the pro-choice arguments he refutes. His counter-arguments are cogent, succinct, and intelligible. This will be a must-read for anyone seriously interested in the topic, and will make a great text for applied ethics, bioethics, or introductory ethics classes."

-Patrick Lee, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Center for Bioethics, Franciscan University of Steubenville

"What a refreshing read Dr. van der Breggen writes in a way that is easy to understand even for those who have never studied philosophy. The abortion debate is so tangled up in politics and slogans that reason gets left out of the discussion. This book approaches the overused and underthought arguments from a place of logic, allowing the reader to look again at what it means to be a member of the human race. I also found it refreshing that he is able to remove both politics and religion from the discussion around abortion. I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks they already understand the abortion arguments circling through social media."

-Roger Gingerich, MD, Family Physician, former Executive Director of Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada

"We are in a cultural moment in which a woman's right to choose is deemed more important than a baby's right to live. In order to fit this narrative, we are encouraged to blindly accept abortion as health care or to philosophize in such a way that the baby doesn't qualify as a person (so it's permissible to end its life). In Untangling Popular Pro-Choice Arguments, Hendrik van der Breggen challenges the narrative and proves that the abortion debate is far from settled."

-Susan Penner, MBA, Business Owner, City Councillor

"There are events in history we now look back upon and wonder how the people at that time could possibly have let them happen ... historical moments where careful thought was trumped by what people wanted regardless of moral atrocity. We have such an event unfolding in our generation with the abortion of millions, with its pro-life/pro-choice controversy. Philosopher Hendrik van der Breggen provides an enormously valuable contribution toward this discussion for two reasons: (a) his thoughtful, philosophically sound arguments (that are first class yet accessible) and (b) the references he provides to substantiate his responses."

-Kirk Durston, PhD, Director of Research and Publications, Digital Strategies

"If you are looking for a book both to help you understand both sides in the ongoing abortion disputes of our culture and also to develop thoughtful responses for your own discussions with others, this will be an important book for you."

-Paul Chamberlain, PhD, Professor of Ethics and Leadership, Trinity Western University

"In this work van der Breggen seeks to accurately represent the pro-choice position while charitably undercutting, rebutting, and refuting various claims and arguments related to the denial of personhood, the bodies of the mother and unborn, and other pertinent matters. ... It's an important read for those who care and an even more important read for those who don't."

-Corey Miller, PhD, President of Ratio Christi

"Whether you are new to this issue, or have been studying it for years like me, you will benefit greatly from reading and studying Dr. van der Breggen's book."

-Sean McDowell, PhD, Associate Professor of Apologetics, Biola University

"...whatever our position on abortion this book merits reading."

-Margaret Somerville, AM, FRSC, DCL, Professor of Bioethics, University of Notre Dame Australia

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08L473TND
• ISBN13: 9798693788701
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"