PHLB09H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Anencephaly, Fetus, Dementia
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The liberal says that the unborn is not a person, not a full human being, and therefore does not have a right to life. Liberal will insist that merely being a homo-sapien a creature with human dna is not sufficient for personhood. A fetus satisfies none and is therefore not yet a person and cannot coherently said to have full moral rights. Conservatives will counter that the liberal"s standards for personhood are set too high, for they imply that cognitively impaired individuals -ie. victims of serious dementia, retardation, or schizophrenia are not persons and therefore do not have a right to life. Read pink highlight p 317-319, in depth: late-term abortion p. 314, in depth: Those opposed to abortion argue that having an abortion can cause the woman emotional pain, and the child can bring much happiness to the family and world besides an alternative to abortion, there is adoption.
