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Department of Philosophy Colloquium Series
On the Puzzling Death of the Sanctity-of-Life Argument
Guest Speaker: Prof. Katharina Stevens (Philosophy)
Day/Date: Friday, November 29, 2019
Location: C-640, UHall
Time: 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Abstract: The passage of time influences the content of the law and therefore also the validity of legal arguments. This is true even for charter-arguments, despite the widely held view that constitutional law is made to last. In this paper, I investigate the reason why the sanctity-of-life argument against physician assisted suicide lost its validity between the Supreme Court decision in Rodriguez v. British Columbia in 1993 and Carter v. Canada in 2015. I suggest that a rhetorical approach to argument evaluation is the best basis for a satisfying explanation.
Everyone is welcome.
Contact:
Bev Garnett | bev.garnett@uleth.ca | (403) 380-1894
