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The Fallacy of the Slippery Slope Argument on Abortion
Author(s) -
LI CHENYANG
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of applied philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.339
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5930
pISSN - 0264-3758
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5930.1992.tb00312.x
Subject(s) - personhood , argument (complex analysis) , slippery slope , fallacy , philosophy , abortion , epistemology , pregnancy , medicine , biology , genetics
This paper attempts to show that the acorn–oak tree argument against the slippery slope on the personhood of the fetus is valid and William Cooney's attack on this argument fails. I also argue that the slippery slope argument leads to on undesirable conclusion and should not be used as a valid tool in the debate on the personhood of the fetus.