With the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg — associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and feminist icon — the debate over reproductive rights has re-emerged. Considerations of who might replace Ginsburg centre on where a potential nominee may stand on the abortion issue; media coverage in the United States has looked at how likely candidates rate with more conservative voters.

One of the main issues debated when it comes to abortion is whether the rights of the woman — her right to bodily autonomy — outweigh the right of the fetus to life. Today in The Conversation Canada, Matthew Scarfone at the University of Toronto invites those on the pro-life side of the argument to consider that just maybe, pro-life could possibly mean pro-choice.

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Nehal El-Hadi

Science + Technology Editor
Abortion rights demonstrators rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington on March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin File)

If you’re pro-life, you might already be pro-choice

Matthew Scarfone, University of Toronto

The death of U.S. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has re-ignited debates on the protection of reproductive rights. This might be the time to examine an overlooked inconsistency in the pro-life argument.
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Bien que l’avenir soit incertain, le développement technologique, lui, est prévisible. Oziel Gómez et Wang Kenan/Unsplash

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