Mark Mercer

[image-1] The age-old abortion debate turned into a shamelessly staged publicity stunt at Dalhousie University Tuesday night when the debater making a case for abortion rights appeared a mere puppet for the anti-abortion movement. The debate, hosted and organized by student organization Pro-Life at Dal, showcased a very seasoned debater, Stephanie Gray of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, a Calgary-based anti-abortion organization. But Mark Mercer, chair of the Saint Mary’s University Philosophy department, had a case for abortion that was so completely unresolved and nonsensical that the entire evening turned into a farce. At one point, Mercer said he