PHIL 2810 Lecture Notes - Leonardo Dicaprio, Loaded Language, Sentience

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The intentional termination of pregnancy at any stage during the fetus" gestational development. Zygote: from fertilization until implantation (~10 days) Embryo: from implantation until initial development of an organ system (~8 weeks) *most of the papers combine embryo and fetus phases into just fetus. ** be aware of the loaded language things in the slides** Was a criminal act until 1969 in canada. Exceptions were added in 1969: to protect the woman"s life and health. Supreme court of canada believed this was violated to section 7 regarding a woman"s rights to life. Now considered to be treated like any other medical decision in canada, no criminalization regarding it now. All you need is a reason as to how it will harm a woman psychologically in order to justify an abortion. Shoulc society ensure that abortion is always, never, or sometimes available if a woman chooses it. The catholic church was not historically opposed to early termination of pregnancy until about.

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