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In this episode, Josh and Ian discuss the recent Texas abortion "ban" and the confusion of political slogans. They talk about 5-6 week restriction on abortions in Texas and some of the points within the bill, working around the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision and soft totalitarianism, the difficulty of detecting pregnancies early on and family planning, some of the main reasons that women have abortions, the philosophical differences between "life", "human beings", and "persons", whether or not a fetus could be considered a "person", a burning thought experiment, the influence of the present and future on real and possible persons, the quality of life and possibility of suffering, the role of physicians in healthcare ethics, the role of religion in women's healthcare and the prospects of the human soul, a drunken thought experiment and the world's unluckiest violinist, their personal takes on abortion, complications in pregnancies, grasping at straws when defining life, how political slogans can distort moral messaging and emotions, how ideology frameworks our thought processes, the rise of black markets in the wake of government bans, and other topics.Follow them on Twitter at:Josh @Simpsonj423Ian @modernovermanand the podcast @NBSPodcast1Website: https://www.necessarybspod.com/Links:We annotated Texas’ near-total abortion ban. Here’s what the law says about enforcement.Roe v. Wade Supreme Court Decision"Pro choice" and "Pro Life" - phrase meaning and originPregnancy Week 5 - 5 Weeks PregnantAbortion ethicsThe Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice DebateRecorded 16 September 2021Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nbsproductions)