The value of human life
Is human life more valuable than other forms of life? Our answer to that, and the language we use, can inform our response to life’s biggest ethical questions, says Andy Lyon

If you followed the American Presidential election last year, you’ll know that abortion rights were at the very centre of political discourse. In 2022 we saw the overturning of the historic ruling known as Roe v Wade which, since the 1970s, had made abortion access a federal right. Repealing it left individual States to decide for themselves whether or not their citizens would be able to access abortion services.
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