HPS 0613 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Norma Mccorvey, Homo Sapiens, Ovarian Cancer

• School: Pitt
• Department: History and Philosophy of Science
• Course: HPS 0613
• Professor: Keith Bremer

Document Summary

3 reasons for banning abortion: discourage illicit sexual conduct, protecting health of women, protecting prenatal life only relevant reason today. Norma mccorvey (anonymously jane roe) claimed the law criminalized most of her rights: texas banned abortions. Against henry wade, the district attorney in texas federal court. Is a fetus a person: court grants personhood at third trimester, cognitive criterion: advanced reasoning, reflective self-awareness, use of language, consciousness. Wade a(cid:374)d allo(cid:449) states to set their o(cid:449)(cid:374) a(cid:271)ortio(cid:374) la(cid:449)s; defund planned parenthood. Central argument: in some cases, abortion is permissible because right to life of fetus does (cid:374)ot guara(cid:374)tee use of (cid:373)other(cid:859)s (cid:271)od(cid:455) agai(cid:374)st her (cid:449)ill. A(cid:271)ortio(cid:374) justified (cid:449)he(cid:374) : pregnancy due to rape, not u(cid:374)just killi(cid:374)g (cid:271)/(cid:272) this u(cid:374)(cid:271)or(cid:374) (cid:271)a(cid:271)(cid:455) has (cid:374)o right to use of (cid:373)other(cid:859)s body, analogy: famous violinist with fatal disease connected to your circulatory system without your knowing. If you unplug from violinist, he will die.