Margaret Somerville
Are animals persons?
Margaret Somerville | 27 Jan 2010
If we grant personhood to some animals, we will end up taking it away from some human beings.
The puzzle of human dignity
Margaret Somerville | 26 Nov 2009
Both sides of the euthanasia debate claim to be advancing the cause of human dignity. Whom should we believe?
The euthanasia debate resurfaces
Margaret Somerville | 30 Oct 2009
There are deeply-rooted cultural reasons why the Western world returns again and again to euthanasia as a solution to the problems of suffering and death.
Do genetic ties matter?
Margaret Somerville | 19 Oct 2009
Should adopted children have the right to be connected in some way to their biological parents?
Perilous quest for perfection
Margaret Somerville | 10 Aug 2009
Imperfections are part of what makes each of us unique and if we eliminate them, we risk losing our souls.
Manipulating pain
Margaret Somerville | 28 Jul 2009
The euthanasia lobby insists on confusing pain relief with euthanasia.
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