Tag: Abortion

Applied ethics class to probe issues of personhood

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Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Department of History and Philosophy will be offering an upper level course on applied ethics next semester. According to Joungbin Lim, an assistant professor of philosophy and the instructor for the course, the course will focus on personhood and issues in biomedical ethics. The course will begin by examining metaphysical issues related to personhood and then move to ethical issues relating to the same, added Lim. The course will also examine the concept of personhood in a variety of different traditions such as Christianity, Buddhism…

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Campus organization advocates for life

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Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Troy Students who want to be a part of the pro-life movement can now join Students for Life. Parker Drennen, a sophomore history major from Enterprise and the president of the organization, said that Students for Life Troy chapter is a branch of a national organization by the same name that provides help to pregnant and parenting students along with advocating against abortion. According to Drennen, Students for Life is an organization with members from diverse religious backgrounds. According to their website, Students for Life seeks…

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Pro-choice club urges interested students to join

Opinion

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer A new “pro-choice” organization called URGE has been established on Troy’s campus with the hopes of uniting like-minded individuals on the issues of reproductive health and women’s rights.  According to Khalia Kennedy, a sophomore studio arts major from Birmingham and the president of the chapter which is undergoing its registration process with the SGA, URGE (Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity) is a reproductive justice organization.  URGE defines reproductive justice as “when all people have the economic, social, and political power and resources to make health…

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Philosophy Society talks abortion laws in South

Trojan Living

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The Philosophy Society organized a movie screening of “Trapped” that chronicles the struggles of abortion providers against so-called “Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers” (TRAP) laws legislated by Southern states. The documentary by Dawn Porter was screened on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and was followed by a discussion. The discussion, which was attended by about 25 people, was led by Jay Valentine, an assistant professor of philosophy and religion. The two-hour documentary was followed by a half-hour discussion in which students actively participated. “These discussions are not to…

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