Abortion: personhood
- Created by: Sue
- Created on: 18-01-14 14:06
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- Abortion: When does the foetus become a person?
- at Conception
- Problems
- At this stage even a sardine is higher functioning but we do not call it a person
- not a person now so definition is refutes.
- potential people dont have same rights e.g: potential corpse shouldn't be buried.
- Each sperm would be potential person which would lead to mass murder when each one was wasted.
- unlike a sardine a person is potentially higher functioning= potential person
- Foetus has a soul
- define soul: complex idea of immaterial entity+ material
- At this stage even a sardine is higher functioning but we do not call it a person
- Problems
- Human Shape
- Problems
- being a person involves mental qualities to makes decisions
- Not sufficient condition. An alien may have a human form but it is not a 'person'
- 8 weeks
- Problems
- Sentient (feel)
- Problems
- not sufficient because a rabbit can feel and is not a person
- Not necessary e.g: people under anesthetic who cannot feel do not cease to be people
- Problems
- Viable (can survive)
- Problem
- children born where incubators available would be classed as people. Machines are not what provide person-hood.
- Problem
- at Birth
- Problems
- #counter intuitive: right to abort 8 month foetus unborn but wrong to kill 7 month foetus born early
- Person-hood does not rely on geography and location inside or outside the womb
- Problems
- at Conception
- at Conception
- Problems
- At this stage even a sardine is higher functioning but we do not call it a person
- not a person now so definition is refutes.
- potential people dont have same rights e.g: potential corpse shouldn't be buried.
- Each sperm would be potential person which would lead to mass murder when each one was wasted.
- unlike a sardine a person is potentially higher functioning= potential person
- Foetus has a soul
- define soul: complex idea of immaterial entity+ material
- At this stage even a sardine is higher functioning but we do not call it a person
- Problems
- Reasons for Abortion:
- condition of foeatus e.g: anencephaly (brainless)
- Mothers condition e.g: underage, helath risk
- others: e.g: career, holliday
- Cause: Contraceptive failure, ****
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