Abortion
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- Created on: 06-04-15 14:56
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- Abortion
- Utilitarian Views
- Bentham
- Quantity of happiness
- Personhood, only wrong if foetus is considered a person.
- Judging whether life starts at conception is weak. It could be considered as uncertain on the Hedonic Calculus.
- The child could probably survive due to technological advance so having an abortion due to illness doesn't justify as there is some certainty that it could survive. HC
- Quantity of happiness
- Mill
- Human dignity
- If foetus is just a bunch of cells than abortion is okay due to no human dignity.
- Harm principle= its alright to do what we want as long as it doesn't harm others...question of personhood.
- Individual sovereignty -'Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.'
- PRO CHOICE
- Bentham
- Quantity of happiness
- Personhood, only wrong if foetus is considered a person.
- Judging whether life starts at conception is weak. It could be considered as uncertain on the Hedonic Calculus.
- The child could probably survive due to technological advance so having an abortion due to illness doesn't justify as there is some certainty that it could survive. HC
- Quantity of happiness
- Bentham
- Human dignity
- PRO CHOICE
- Bentham
- Christian Views
- Natural Law
- Primary precept is too defend innocent life. Makes a secondary precept of do not abort.
- Double Effect...To save the mother from death is okay if intent is not to kill the foetus.
- Situation Ethics
- Agape- the only thing good in itself if love
- The Church of England says that situationally abortion might be the lesser of two evils. If a woman was ***** then the more loving thing could be to abort
- Jesus taught compassion and love...peopleshould do the most loving thing.
- The Church of England says that situationally abortion might be the lesser of two evils. If a woman was ***** then the more loving thing could be to abort
- Agape- the only thing good in itself if love
- The Bible
- Life begins at conception
- 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.' Jeremiah
- Abortion is always wrong.
- 'Thou shalt not kill.'
- 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.' Jeremiah
- 'Thou shalt not kill.'
- Life begins at conception
- Natural Law
- Kantian Views
- The 3 Maxims (The Categorical Imperative)
- Abortion can not be universalised because humanity would cease to exist = self contradictory
- Having an abortion to save a mothers life is wrong. It is treating humanity as a means to an end
- Question of personhood...Is a foetus a person?
- Having an abortion to save a mothers life is wrong. It is treating humanity as a means to an end
- Abortion can not be universalised because humanity would cease to exist = self contradictory
- People who have been ***** can have abortions... doesn't work = hypothetical imperative.
- The 3 Maxims (The Categorical Imperative)
- Main points surrounding Abortion
- Pro choice VS Pro life
- Can one decide or is life too important?
- Sanctity of Life
- All life is equal and all has intrinsic value.
- Strong Sanctity of Life
- Also pro life.... starts with there being a creator =God
- We are different from animals as God breathed life into Adams nostrils.= Ensoulment.
- Only God can take away life ...souls
- We are different from animals as God breathed life into Adams nostrils.= Ensoulment.
- CATHOLIC
- Weak Sanctity of Life
- Does not start with a God but recognises medical improvements meaning Strong SOL is no longer suitable.
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- Jesus taught compassion and love...peopleshould do the most loving thing.
- Also pro life.... starts with there being a creator =God
- Personhood
- When does a foetus become a person because after this point it is then murder???
- Viability = 24 weeks
- Sanctity of Life
- All life is equal and all has intrinsic value.
- Strong Sanctity of Life
- Only God can take away life ...souls
- CATHOLIC
- Only God can take away life ...souls
- Weak Sanctity of Life
- Does not start with a God but recognises medical improvements meaning Strong SOL is no longer suitable.
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- Case Studies
- Disability
- Finance
- Mothers life at risk
- ****
- Pro choice VS Pro life
- Utilitarian Views
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