abortion 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsabortionASOCR Created by: jennaelizaaaCreated on: 11-05-16 18:37 sanctity of life - imago dei genesis 1 “So God created humankind in his image” 1 of 24 sanctity of life - unique different from other creatures “Breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” ruach – the breath of life 2 of 24 sanctity of life - Job • Job ‘I was born with nothing, and will die with nothing. The Lord gave, and the Lord now has taken away’, can’t play God 3 of 24 personhood criteria rational thought, feel pain and pleasure, self-awareness, human genetics, survive independently 4 of 24 juditth jarvis thompson if the foetus is a person, morally justified to have an abortion, her body and her life 5 of 24 Jeremiah “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”, Elizabeth pregnant with John the Baptist ‘the child leapt in the womb’ 6 of 24 ensoulment - aristotle , Aristotle’s view of the soul as a blueprint for the body, when the foetus shows physical signs e.g. nervous system 7 of 24 ensoulment • Aquinas argued for 40 days, Augustine 80 days, Pope Innocent 3rd start of 13th week due to Elizabeth’s story 8 of 24 quality of life • Peter Singer – more helpful to focus on the quality of life than the sanctity of life when making decisions 9 of 24 pro-life • Foetus is a person, from conception • Catholic Church bans abortion – ‘direct abortion is gravely contrary to the moral law’ 10 of 24 pro-choice women are denied rights, potential is not good enough, judith jarvis thompson gives the example of violinist 11 of 24 doctrine of double effect abortion may have to happen 12 of 24 IVF - louise brown - first test tube baby, 1978, normal baby, create and destruct embryos, adultery 13 of 24 natural law absolute, preserve life & reproduce, natural process, murder of embryos, doctrine of double effect = catholic accepts too 14 of 24 utilitarianism happiness and pain of everyone, outcome - reject intrinsic value, pain of embryos, bentham's hedonic calculas - pleasure over pain 15 of 24 preference utiliatarianism sanctity of life replaced with criteria for personhood 16 of 24 kantian ethics ends not means, mother having an abortion to be free is wrong, universalisation 17 of 24 christian ethics sanctity of life, gift from god, christian marriage is sacred so no treatmennt 18 of 24 catholic church embryo has a soul from conception 19 of 24 CofE recognises abortion may be necessary 20 of 24 ecclesiastes 3:1-3 • ‘there is a time for everything. There is a time to be born and there is a time to die’ 21 of 24 liberal christians 1920s campaigned for female equality, 1960s divorce and abortion 22 of 24 situation ethics necessary evil, depends on application of love 23 of 24 divine command theory always follow god's word 24 of 24
to what extent is utilitarianism the most useful method for making decisions about abortion 5.0 / 5 based on 7 ratings
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