Abortion and right to a child
sorry not finished, but i need the option of printing it for tomorrows exam
- Created by: Yamanam
- Created on: 29-04-13 13:08
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- Abortion and right to a child
- Status of embryo
- When does it become human as opposed to a ball of cells?
- Micheal Tooley said...
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- Micheal Tooley said...
- Dictionary - an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development
- It also specifies that it is usually the first 8 weeks, before organs have fully developed.
- Potentiality, refer to singer
- When does it become human as opposed to a ball of cells?
- sanctity of life
- "God created human kind in his own image"
- This shows humans to be good and different
- "LORD God breathed the breath of life into man"
- Humans have 'divine' qualities and therefore sacred
- The sacredness of human life
- The problem with abortion is that is difficult to determine when the foetus is "human " and therefore sacred
- PRO CHOICE Some Christians believe a foetus is only human when dependent of the mother.
- Once independent, it has developed its own personhood
- PRO LIFE Often argue the foetus is a human since the point of conception
- From the point of conception we are humans with personhood and a right to life
- PRO CHOICE Some Christians believe a foetus is only human when dependent of the mother.
- The problem with abortion is that is difficult to determine when the foetus is "human " and therefore sacred
- Weakness'
- The bible states "God saw all that he had made and it was very good"
- Surely then , all life is sacred for it is all God given?
- Singer argued that sanctity only given to human life has "distorted morality"
- Surely then , all life is sacred for it is all God given?
- A neo-Darwinian approach emphasizes the meaningless of concepts such as sacredness
- Abortion allows us to control population and overcrowding
- The foetus may have sanctity of life - but so does the mother
- Foetus is potentiality whilst the mother is actuality -surely she be prioritized
- The bible states "God saw all that he had made and it was very good"
- "God created human kind in his own image"
- Personhood/ Status of human body
- Attributes which make a human being an individual.
- Persoanlity
- Attribtues which make us free
- E.g. the right to make decisions
- John Locke (1632 - 1704)
- Humans are "sentient"
- = Able to experience sense or feeling
- This includes free will, individuality and a social nature
- Principle of reciprocity
- To be a person you must "give and take" from a relationship
- A foetus / embryo is not a rational being - or so it's assumed
- It's lack of consciousness required to be a human
- Prime facie (Correct until proven not so)
- A foetus / embryo is not a rational being - or so it's assumed
- To be a person you must "give and take" from a relationship
- Principle of reciprocity
- Humans are "sentient"
- Attributes which make a human being an individual.
- Right to life
- Does the foetus have a right to life?
- Depends when you think they become human
- Mother or foetus?
- Case in Ireland where woman was denied an abortion and consequently died
- Mother or foetus?
- Depends when you think they become human
- Does the foetus have a right to life?
- Issuse with infertility and right to a child
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- Child; gift or right?
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- Natural Law
- Christian Ethics
- sanctity of life
- "God created human kind in his own image"
- This shows humans to be good and different
- "LORD God breathed the breath of life into man"
- Humans have 'divine' qualities and therefore sacred
- The sacredness of human life
- The problem with abortion is that is difficult to determine when the foetus is "human " and therefore sacred
- PRO CHOICE Some Christians believe a foetus is only human when dependent of the mother.
- Once independent, it has developed its own personhood
- PRO LIFE Often argue the foetus is a human since the point of conception
- From the point of conception we are humans with personhood and a right to life
- PRO CHOICE Some Christians believe a foetus is only human when dependent of the mother.
- The problem with abortion is that is difficult to determine when the foetus is "human " and therefore sacred
- Weakness'
- The bible states "God saw all that he had made and it was very good"
- Surely then , all life is sacred for it is all God given?
- Singer argued that sanctity only given to human life has "distorted morality"
- Surely then , all life is sacred for it is all God given?
- A neo-Darwinian approach emphasizes the meaningless of concepts such as sacredness
- Abortion allows us to control population and overcrowding
- The foetus may have sanctity of life - but so does the mother
- Foetus is potentiality whilst the mother is actuality -surely she be prioritized
- The bible states "God saw all that he had made and it was very good"
- "God created human kind in his own image"
- Those who agree with abortion can use the phrase "the best of a number of imperfect moral alternatives"
- "before i formed you in the womb i knew you"
- sanctity of life
- Utilitarianism
- Preference - Peter Singer
- Embryo is NOT a human being, but has human potentiality
- Therefore acceptable to have an abortion
- Embryo is NOT a human being, but has human potentiality
- Rule - Mill
- Act - Bentham
- Preference - Peter Singer
- Kantian ethics
- The preservation of life
- The principle of extreme duty
- Moral decisions should not be based on love or sympathy
- Treating humanity as an end and not a means to an end
- The problem of universality
- Happiness has no part to play in ethical decision making
- Status of embryo
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