Ron Paul's book: Abortion and Liberty now available for free online in .pdf

[tod evans]

Thank you for making this available!

[jshayden]

Is there any chance we can get a version without page numbers? This would make the conversion to a MOBI file (for reading on Kindle) much less tedious.

Thanks.

[eduardo89]

Why hasn't the campaign used this?

[crhoades]

I will see if I can find my original word doc and send it to you.

[crhoades]

Why hasn't the campaign used this?

I sent it to Jack Hunter and he blogged it today!
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/01/1...-and-abortion/

[Chabbo]

Read it yesterday and agree with Dr. Paul 99%.

The problem I have going to 100% is that the prohibition on ALL abortion cannot be substantiated in principle, but only as matters of practical difficulty. Allow me to explain.

In my view, a newly fertilized egg is indeed human life, but is it a human being? Any answer is eminently arguable and thus far I have not encountered an argument that establishes an apodictic and categorical answer. Therefore, the presumption that a fertilized egg is in fact a fully fledged human being cannot as yet be supported beyond refute.

I have to humbly disagree - whether the "fertilized egg" is in fact a fully fledged human being is not the point. Let me be the first to ask you what the "fertilized egg" will become if left in the womb or implanted in the womb of another animal? A human! Embryo transplants are done all the time in the agricultural industry - implanting cattle or horse embryos into rabbits for transportation across long distances, and then re-implanting the embryo into the natural type parent once the rabbit arrives at the destination(saving on transportation costs). Just because the embryo lived for a while in the rabbit doesn't change the result to a rabbit. Granted, the embryo is usually re-implanted in a female of the original species, but the result is that the "fertilized horse egg" doesn't become a rabbit or cow when re-implanted. Nor would a horse embryo become a cow if implanted into a cow.

[Sola_Fide]

Bump. Everyone should download this book and read it, agree or disagree. To me, it is the best application of liberty to the issue of abortion that I've read. Interesting too are the ways in which Ron argues against pro-abortion libertarians. Ron is my hero.

Also, everyone should read How Should We Then Live by Francis Schaeffer, which Ron recommends in the recommendations section.