A talk by Professor Japa Pallikkathayil, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Pallikkathayil works on issues at the intersection of moral and political philosophy, and her current work focuses on bodily rights.

Lecture Abstract: A central tenet of the liberal tradition in political philosophy is that citizens must be able to relate to one another as equals. I argue that this commitment to what I call democratic equality is in tension with restrictive abortion laws of the sort presently sweeping the United States. This is so even if we conceive of fetuses as citizens, as I suggest we should.

A buffet dinner will be served immediately following the lecture.