#46: Scientism and Abortion

This is the audio from a 3-part video series we recently released on scientism.

Read the article versions:

• Part 1: Scientism: the Self-Refuting Argument that has Contaminated Abortion Dialogue
• Part 2: The Limitations of Science in the Abortion Debate: Why You Need Philosophy
• Part 3: Scientism is Not Only Self-Refuting, but Dangerous

Sources:

• Find "Scientism and Secularism" by JP Moreland on Amazon:
  https://amzn.to/2W3YYaA
• Biologists on When Life Begins:
  https://quillette.com/2019/10/16/i-asked-thousands-of-biologists-when-life-begins-the-answer-wasnt-popular/
• When Fetuses Feel Pain:
  https://jme.bmj.com/content/46/1/3?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jme&utm_content=toc&utm_term=15012020
• Bodily Rights Argument Responses:
  https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/bodily-rights/
• "Abortion is Healthcare": A Misogynistic Non-Argument: 
  https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/abortion-is-healthcare-a-misogynistic-non-argument/
• Sex-Selective Abortion:
  https://www.newsweek.com/sex-selection-abortion-rife-us-447403
• IVF Screening:
  https://www.aacc.org/publications/cln/articles/2014/january/preimplantation
• CRISPR Technology:
  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/crispr-bombshell-chinese-researcher-claims-have-created-gene-edited-twins
• Synthetic Biology:
  https://www.thehastingscenter.org/who-we-are/our-research/selected-past-projects/ethical-issues-in-synthetic-biology-2/

FTC Disclosure: If you purchase the J.P. Moreland book from that link, ERI will get a small percentage of that at no cost to you.