Power and act: notes towards engaging in a discussion of one of the underlying questions in the abortion debate

Abstract

Compares the opposing schools of thought regarding prenatal personhood and how this state should be defined. Looks at definitions based on a person’s potential and a person’s actions and compares these arguments with lower animal species. Concludes that there is an unacceptable cost in both arguments.

Citation

Walker, J. (1999), "Power and act: notes towards engaging in a discussion of one of the underlying questions in the abortion debate", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 19 No. 3/4, pp. 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443339910788758