Should Abortion Remain Legal? - Trent Horn vs. David Boonin - A Debate

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http://www.catholic.com On April 25, 2017, Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn had the privilege of debating David Boonin, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder, on the campus of Stanford University. The topic was “Should abortion remain legal?” and Dr. Boonin proved to be a formidable and amiable opponent. When people ask Trent, “What is the best book from the pro-choice side?” he always points them to his 2003 book A Defense of Abortion. As Trent entered the debate room with other Catholic Answers staff members, he was surprised to see security guards and police standing at the ready. They asked if there was any cause for concern and they said that, given the recent protests at UC Berkeley, they didn't want to take any chances. Fortunately, the students at Stanford turned out to be much more civil than those at other nearby schools, and the crowd listened politely as Boonin and Trent took the stage. Trent Horn Bio: After his conversion to the Catholic Faith, Trent Horn earned a master's degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in philosophy from Holy Apostles College. He serves as a staff apologist for Catholic Answers and specializes in teaching Catholics to graciously and persuasively engage those who disagree with them. Trent models that approach each week on the radio program Catholic Answers Live where he dialogues with atheists, pro-choice advocates, and other non-Catholic callers. Trent is also a lecturer who travels throughout the world speaking on subjects related to the Catholic faith. In addition to being a public speaker, Trent is the author of three books: Answering Atheism, Persuasive Pro-life, Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach to Answering Bible Difficulties, and his latest book Why We're Catholic. If you are interested in booking Trent Horn for an upcoming event, please contact Catholic Answers at 619-387-7200 or seminars@catholic.com. David Boonin Bio: David Boonin (PhD, Pittsburgh, 1992) taught at Georgetown University (1992-94) and Tulane University (1994-98) before taking up his current position at CU in 1998. He also held a visiting position for a semester as an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2006. Professor Boonin’s interests lie in the areas of applied ethics, ethical theory, and the history of ethics. He is the author of Thomas Hobbes and the Science of Moral Virtue (Cambridge University Press 1994), A Defense of Abortion (Cambridge University Press, 2003), The Problem of Punishment (Cambridge University Press, 2008) Should Race Matter? (Cambridge University Press, 2011), and The Non-Identity Problem and the Ethics of Future People (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2014) as well as a number of articles on such subjects as animal rights, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, and our moral obligations to future generations. He is also the co-author and co-editor, with Graham Oddie, of the popular textbook What’s Wrong?: Applied Ethicists and Their Critics (Oxford University Press, 2004).

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