Departurism vs Evictionism Debate [Libertarian Abortion]
Channel: LiquidZulu
Date: 22/07/2021

This is a debate I had with x on whether departurism or evictionism is most in keeping with libertarianism.



For more on evictionism see:

Libirdy, "Evictionism: The Libertarian Answer to Abortion," https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/343823733267365889/867853733962842152/Evictionism_-_Libirdy_COMPLETE_DRAFT_v.15.pdf

Robert Herriman, "Walter Block explains evictionism," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4VJ3JuJaig

ReasonTV, "What's The Correct Libertarian Position on Abortion? A Soho Forum Debate," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKU_xutF-eQ



For more on departurism see:

xDivinityy, "Intro to Departurism," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiJsXTFnAzg



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Departurism is a libertarian approach to the abortion controversy developed by American philosopher Sean Parr which argues, contrary to evictionism, that the lethal removal of an unwanted fetus ought to be legally impermissible (except in cases where the pregnancy jeopardizes the life of the mother).

Evictionism is a moral theory advanced by Walter Block and Roy Whitehead on a proposed libertarian view of abortion based on property rights. This theory is built upon the earlier work of philosopher Murray Rothbard who wrote that "no being has a right to live, unbidden, as a parasite within or upon some person's body" and that therefore the woman is entitled to eject the baby from her body at any time. Evictionists view a mother's womb as her property and an unwanted fetus as a "trespasser or parasite", even while lacking the will to act.