Abortion and the Law’s Control of Bodies

Kamala Harris’s confusion about the nature of law is all too common.

Aaron Ross Powell
Sep 6, 2018 · 5 min read

In yesterday’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Senator Kamala Harris of California, a likely presidential candidate in 2020, asked a perplexing question, and Kavanaugh provided an even more perplexing answer.

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Think tanker, moral philosopher, writer, and podcast host. Aristotelian. Buddhist.

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