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The Supreme Court has overturned
Roe v. Wade
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William MacAskill
William MacAskill (formerly William Crouch) is an ethicist at Oxford and Princeton. He is the founder and president of 80,000 Hours, an ethical careers advisory service.
Men Should Consider Changing Their Last Names When They Get Married
An ethicist explains why he and his fiancée rejected this centuries-old sexist tradition.
William MacAskill
March 5, 2013