Ethical theories ABORTION
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- Ethical theories addressing issues of abortion.
- Utilitarian ethics
- Hedonic calculator- weighs up pain and pleasure (depending on the views of the sentience of the foetus
- Preference- weighs up the possible preferences of the foetus, mother and society.
- Ideal- maximise justice and the greatest good
- Welfare- weighs up other medical needs such as psychological harm
- Natural Law Ethics
- Double effect- permits some terminations of pregnancies
- Life is a gift from the moment of conception
- God is the first and final cause of all human life
- Humans have an absolute duty to protect innocent life
- Utilitarian ethics
- QUALITY OF LIFE
- Utilitarian ethics
- Hedonic calculator- weighs up pain and pleasure (depending on the views of the sentience of the foetus
- Preference- weighs up the possible preferences of the foetus, mother and society.
- Ideal- maximise justice and the greatest good
- Welfare- weighs up other medical needs such as psychological harm
- Ethical theories addressing issues of abortion.
- Natural Law Ethics
- Double effect- permits some terminations of pregnancies
- Life is a gift from the moment of conception
- God is the first and final cause of all human life
- Humans have an absolute duty to protect innocent life
- Natural Law Ethics
- Utilitarian ethics
- SANCTITY OF LIFE
- QUALITY OF LIFE
- QUALITY OF LIFE
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