Every ten years the demons assigned to tempt mortals in eastern Idaho gather at Hell’s Half Acre lava field for a conference on temptation. In these fictional conference talks from 1908 to the present, the region’s chief demon/temptor, Benedict Iscariot, describes how the evil plan to destroy morality, virtue, marriage and the family has gradually come to pass, all of which will lead to the enslavement and ultimate destruction of mankind.

Arguments in favor of abortion are humorously exposed as illogical, by way of compelling (but rather unusual) examples, logical reasoning and historical/legal research. Justifications for abortion which are shot down in this volume are: the 'right' of privacy; the assertion that 'it's my body and I can do what I want with it;' in vitro fertilization; social problems allegedly linked to fertility; the fallacy that unsafe abortions will occur if abortion is not legalized; and more.