Judy is an intelligent, articulate woman with a great sense of humor. She is also completely paralyzed on her left side. Trouble is, she doesn’t know she is. On the contrary, she knows that she isn’t. What’s going on? Self-deception? Denial…

Would relaxing the ban on doping lead to a fairer, safer sporting field with a better spectacle for audiences? Or would it distort and undermine the very nature of sporting endeavour and run contrary to the virtues that are the essence of s…

Our debate could have been polarized, between a pure libertarianism which advocates the lifting of all restrictions on performance-enhancing drugs in all sports, and a pure prohibitionism (similar to the WADA's) which rules out any use …

by John William Devine I have advanced two main lines of argument in favour of a ban on doping: 1. Doping may preclude the display of certain excellences that we value in sport, 2. Even where doping does not preclude the display of relevant…

by Julian Savulescu At the beginning of this debate, I said doping would be a part of the World Cup. Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest footballer playing today, will star in the line up for Argentina against Germany in the Quarter Finals.…

There are a few old white ladies in their 80s who might wish to blow up a plane, but on the whole, if your job is in airline security and security is your only concern, it would be rational to pay closer scrutiny to passengers who are singl…

Do Australians’ believe that women should be able to access abortion later in pregnancy? A new survey (Australian attitudes on access to early and late abortion. Lachlan de Crespigny, Dominic Wilkinson, Thomas Douglas, Mark Textor, Julian S…

by Lachlan de Crespigny, Thomas Douglas, Mark Textor and Julian Savulescu Regular calls to limit numbers of abortions are a familiar cry. Yet people are outraged if a friend or family member with a serious complication in much wanted pregna…

by Julian Savulescu Abortion should be decriminalised. Early abortion should be freely and easily available on request. Late abortion should be freely and easily available at least for those who have a valid justification: significant fetal…

There have been a number of articles in the media about abortion in the last few weeks. The British Prime Minister has suggested that the time limit for (relatively) unrestricted access to abortion should be reduced from 24 to 22 or 20 week…