Why the immorality of consuming alcohol during pregnancy cannot tell us that abortion is immoral: A reply to Hendricks.
abortion
impairment argument
Journal
Bioethics
ISSN: 1467-8519
Titre abrégé: Bioethics
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8704792
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2021
05 2021
Historique:
received:
25
01
2021
accepted:
10
02
2021
pubmed:
4
3
2021
medline:
25
11
2021
entrez:
3
3
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
388-389Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Author. Bioethics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.