In this article I intend to defend the moral permissibility of abortion through metaphysics, allowing the reader to change or confirm his or her point of view about abortion under the light of reason. To be able to defend the main idea, abortion is something that affects not only a human life but every living being.
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Ana Jimena Casillas Castaneda, (2016) Is It Possible to Defend the Moral Permissibility of Abortion without Deciding on the Moral Status of the Human Fetus?. Open Access Library Journal,03,1-4. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1102116
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