PHI 2396 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Simple Explanation, Fetus, Protestantism
10 Jan 2018
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Main positions: abortion is never morally acceptable, it is always morally acceptable whenever anyone wants it based on the claim the unborn is not a human being. #1: it is sometimes morally acceptable - there is an in-between, ** note all 3 agree murder is wrong. Some try to argue the fetus is an innocent person from the moment of person by: Friday, november 10, 2017: appealing to the lack of a cut o line, arguing about the potential person. Some try to argue the opposite by: continuing personhood is more than biology, it depends on social relationships, there are properties the unborn doesn"t possess that disquali es it as an entity (ie consciousness) Abortion is wrong because it takes away the potential future of the person. The woman does not t into the argument. The rights and interests of the unborn is the focus. Gives equal interest and equal rights to humans and fetuses.
