The right to choose: An ethical and legal dialogue on abortion andassisted suicide
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right to choose, abortion, assisted suicide, ethical-legal dialogueAbstract
This text begins with a philosophical and legal discussion of two deeply controversial topics: abortion and assisted suicide. Taking as its starting point the reflections contained in Ronald Dworkin’s Justice for Hedgehogs (2011), this text also explores the contributions of contemporary thinkers such as Michael Sandel (2009), John Rawls (1995), Robert George (1999), Juan Miguel Zunzunegui (2012), and classics such as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine of Hippo. The aim is not to issue a definitive judgment, but rather to present a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the main ethical and legal foundations at stake, while also incorporating a faithful reconstruction of a critical conversation between the author and a reflective interlocutor.
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George, Robert P. (1999): The clash of orthodoxies: Law, religion, and morality in crisis, ISI Books, Estados Unidos de América.
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Sandel, Michael (2009): Justicia: ¿Hacemos lo que debemos?, trad. Campos Gómez, Juan Pedro, Debate, España.
Zunzunegui, Juan Miguel (2012): Los mitos que nos dieron traumas: México en el diván: cinco sesiones para superar el pasado, Debolsillo, México.
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