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Newborn, But Not A Person? Answering Peter Singer #70

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Scott Klusendorf continues his series on answering the leading academic defenders of abortion by turning to Peter Singer, whose mental continuity view claims that no newborn, much less unborn child, is a person until it can value its own existence. Scott shows how Singer's argument rests on a faulty utilitarian ethic and a definition of personhood that cannot account for sleeping adults, coma patients, or anyone else who clearly remains a subject of rights. Join us as we learn how to answer one of the most influential thinkers in bioethics on this episode of The Case for Life.

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Calendar The Case for Life: Newborn, But Not A Person? Answering Peter Singer (NRBTV) Scott Klusendorf continues his series on answering the leading academic defenders of abortion by turning to Peter Singer, whose mental continuity view claims that no newborn, much less unborn child, is a person until it can value its own existence. Scott shows how Singer's argument rests on a faulty utilitarian ethic and a definition of personhood that cannot account for sleeping adults, coma patients, or anyone else who clearly remains a subject of rights. Join us as we learn how to answer one of the most influential thinkers in bioethics on this episode of The Case for Life. http://proweb.myersinfosys.com/nrb/airlist/99/detail.ics