Session I Religious Studies and Education Presentation 1: Beyond the Samaritan: A Consideration of Judith Jarvis Thompson’s A Defense of Abortion

Session I Religious Studies and Education Presentation 1: Beyond the Samaritan: A Consideration of Judith Jarvis Thompson’s A Defense of Abortion

Spectrum Theatre

The presentation outlines the illustrations utilized within Judith Jarvis Thompson’s essay, A Defense of Abortion, and responds to them by calling upon various sources within New Testament ethics. Ultimately, the presentation offers a new interpretation of the ethicality of abortion, illuminated by Thompson’s essay and its implications