PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Ectopic Pregnancy, Fetus, Side Effect
28 Nov 2012
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November 15: traditional approaches: exploring the rights of the fetus as a focus, the moral status of the fetus. Typically argues that abortion is wrong from the time of conception; reason for immorality varies ( sanctity of life, has rights as a human based on genes) Abortion becomes wrong at a significant point, prior to this point, it is morally permissible (viability, sentience) Only persons have rights, discerned by certain characteristics, which exclude fetuses and so abortion is permissible: non-traditional: focuses on the rights of the women. John t. noonan jr: an entity becomes at person at conception, so except to save a mother"s life, abortion is morally wrong. If conceived by human parents, your genetic code indicates that you are human with entitlement to human rights. Whether or not it is dependent upon the mother for life; Through our experiences we become human fetuses don"t have experiences. Fetus" experiences to light and touch begin at 8 weeks.
