In this video, I examine Alexander R. Pruss''s (2011) essay, "I Was Once a Fetus: That is Why Abortion is Wrong." Specifically, I explain Pruss's reasons for thinking that abortion is morally impermissible whether fetuses are persons or not.

This puts Pruss's view in contrast with:

1. Judith Jarvis Thomson's view, since Thomson argues that abortion is permissible even if fetuses are persons:    • Abortion: Permissible, Even if Fetuse...  

and

2. Mary Anne Warren's view, since Warren argues that abortion is permissible because fetuses are not persons:    • Abortion: Permissible Because Fetuses...  

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To view videos in their proper sequence, see the following playlist:    • Introduction to Bioethics (Fall 2020)