Personhood and the Post-Dobbs Abortion Debate

Abstract

This Article engages the major philosophical defenses of a broad right to abortion in light of the biological realities of pregnancy, the legal status of the unborn, and the rights and duties of pregnant women. The implications of these realities and the legal obligations for care of children outside the context of abortion form the basis for the argument that induced abortion should be strictly limited, and that such limitations are now possible in light of the Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.