PHIL 213 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Natalism, Prenatal Care, Lastminute.Com
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Article believes fetuses are part of women"s body. Believes women should have a right to control their bodies. It is equally true, however, that fetuses are part of women"s bodies. -the champions of fetus and woman in this latest round of the war about women"s reproductive rights would argue that these claims are inconsistent. One of the legacies of the abortion battle is the assumption that if fetuses are part of women"s bodies, they are not separate entities and women should therefore have the final say about what happens to them. Men and women alike want to control what happens to and in our bodies. Women"s ability to do this is being threatened by proponents of the view that our choices should be subordinated to the welfare of fetuses within us. Respect for our right, as moral agents, to control our bodies, is keystone to liberals.
