Joe Vidueira, a graduate of the Mises Graduate School, is a finance and economics writer.

Zahra Mohebi is a student pursuing an LLM in Intellectual Property Law in Iran.

JLS: Preargumentation Ethics and the Issue of Abortion

Abstract: The issue of abortion—and, more broadly, the issue concerning the source of rights or, more precisely, when and why humans acquire or recognize rights—has long vexed libertarians. It’s a complex issue with numerous good-faith and reasonable arguments that lead to differing conclusions. This issue is usually brought up when the topic of abortion is discussed in libertarian circles.