Moral Question of Abortion

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Summary: Tremendous! Schwarz dismantles the pro-death arguments!
Review: I strongly disagree with the poster below who found it necessary to post the same review twice, as if repetition adds credence to allegations of circular reasoning. As a student of philosophy, I find no faulty logic here. I have read this book and effectively used its arguments in real life encounters. I have yet to hear a pro-choice supporter even attempt to engage the arguments Schwarz presents here. The usual responses are like the review below, full of name calling and accusations of "faulty logic" without any substance to back up the claim. I recommend both this book and Francis Beckwiths "Politically Correct Death". This book is top-notch.

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Summary: Thought provoking
Review: I was pleased that Dr. Schwarz's book challenged the abortion issue without resorting to a religious argument. Though the whole abortion issue is riddled with zealots on both sides, it was heartening to read this book because it avoided the all too familiar rhetoric and heated passions associated with this debate. One can understand why a fetus is more than just "a bunch of cells" and why some women are so distressed for choosing to have an abortion.

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Summary: Flawed Account of Flawed Points.
Review: That's basically what this book is. It's an in-depth array of flawed arguments that comprise the more major flawed anti-abortion arguments. The principles are all the same.

To be honest, this book (which can be read online at ohiolife.org) presents logic that is circular and rather childish. Schwarz claims to set aside the argument that a fetus is not a person, yet makes many supporting arguments that are clearly based on his premise that the fetus IS a person worthy of the same rights as you and I. In many cases, he utterly avoids the crux of the whole abortion issue: is a fetus worth the same as a person? This is why I call is arguments circular and childish. Highly unenlightened.

I would not recommend this book for two reasons: 1. the arguments are essentially the same as those you can find from any anti-abortion website, and 2. the book itself is available online. Absolute waste of money.