IN 183 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Fetus
13 Jan 2016
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Standard argument against abortion: all persons have a right to life (true, the fetus is a person from conception (true, thus, the fetus has a right to life (true) 4: thus, the fetus ought not to be killed. If a person has a right to life, then the person ought not to be killed*** Extreme view (ev): abortion is impermissible in all cases, including to save the life of the mother. Modified extreme view (mev): abortion is only permissible for self-defense when necessary to save the life of the mother. Issue: rape context a: bases for allowing exception for rape, ev inconsistent with reasonable and widely accepted doctrines of self-defense, mev fails to. Right to be given minimum necessary for continued life .
