Why the immorality of consuming alcohol during pregnancy cannot tell us that abortion is immoral: A reply to Hendricks

Recently, Perry Hendricks argued that abortion is immoral even if the fetus is not a person. He did so by arguing that causing a future child to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome is wrong because it is an impairment, and an abortion would be an even more substantial impairment. Here I reply that th...

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主要作者: Lundgren, Björn (Author)
其他作者: Hendricks, Perry (Bibliographic antecedent)
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語言:English
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出版: Wiley-Blackwell [2021]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2021, 卷: 35, 發布: 4, Pages: 388-389
IxTheo Classification:NCH Medical ethics
Further subjects:B impairment argument
B Abortion
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總結:Recently, Perry Hendricks argued that abortion is immoral even if the fetus is not a person. He did so by arguing that causing a future child to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome is wrong because it is an impairment, and an abortion would be an even more substantial impairment. Here I reply that the argument depends on ignoring relevant facts that are essential for moral decision-making. Moreover, if we adapt the argument to consider these essential facts, then the argument fails because it no longer applies to the case under consideration.
ISSN:1467-8519
Reference:Kritik von "Even if the fetus is not a person, abortion is immoral (2019)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Bioethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12867