Fiona Woollard

Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton

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Fiona Woollard is a professor of philosophy at the University of Southampton in the UK. She is the author of Doing and Allowing Harm (2015).

Written by Fiona Woollard

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PARENTING AND FAMILIES

Philosophy can explain what kind of achievement it is to give birth

Pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding are physical achievements, like marathon running: give them the same respect, and no more

by Fiona Woollard