Beating Hearts

Beating Hearts deals with two very significant issues of our time in a thoughtful, morally conscientious exploration of the treacherous terrain occupied by each issue and their overlapping aspects. With rare eloquence, Sherry Colb and Michael Dorf consistently, carefully, and kindly interrogate the basis for deeply held beliefs about these extremely important issues. -- Taimie Bryant, Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles Beating Hearts is a refreshing and surprisingly fun journey. This nuanced book clarifies how it is possible (indeed, how it is all but required) to be both pro-choice on abortion and fully committed to animal rights. Professors Colb and Dorf offer a wealth of knowledge and insight as they walk us through the various issues raised by these two ethical commitments. -- Neil H. Buchanan, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Beating Hearts is a deeply personal, yet rigorously reasoned, exploration of the moral questions that animal experimentation, hunting, and farming have in common with abortion. Colb and Dorf have written a compelling condemnation of most of the ways we exploit and abuse our fellow sentient beings while defending a right to abortion - but without devaluing the human fetus. No one who has read their passionate but carefully documented analysis will ever think about these searing questions the same way again. -- Laurence H. Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor and Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School