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A Defense Of The Good Samaritan Argument For The Moral Permissibility Of Abortion, Ava Von Pechmann
A Defense Of The Good Samaritan Argument For The Moral Permissibility Of Abortion, Ava Von Pechmann
Pitzer Senior Theses
Judith Jarvis Thomson’s 1971 essay “A Defense of Abortion” is a foundational work in contemporary abortion ethics. It offers a critical analysis of and detailed rebuttal against the argument from a right to life, a prominent anti-abortion argument premised on fetal personhood. Thomson crucially asserts that we may offer a concession to the abortion critic by accepting the premise that a fetus is a person, and still reject the conclusion that abortion is morally impermissible. This is because the right to life does not necessarily entail the right to use another’s body for survival. As such, carrying an unwanted fetus …
Abortion: Analysis Of The Bioethical And Metaphysical Standpoint, Lauren Kovarick
Abortion: Analysis Of The Bioethical And Metaphysical Standpoint, Lauren Kovarick
Richard T. Schellhase Essay Prize in Ethics
The antagonistic relationship between a mother and their unborn child creates the controversial topic of abortion. With massive moral implications and consequences associated, education on the laws and reasoning is significant to determine the direction of society. To analyze the ethics of abortion, the bioethical and metaphysical debate must be considered. With the former, the four principles of bioethics are used in healthcare practice to break down an ethical concern. On the metaphysical side, the life-status and rights of the fetus are acknowledged. With this topic, it is important not to argue in favor of one position, but instead have …
A Critical Review Of Animal And Fetus Rights In Utilitarianism Or “How Come When It’S Us, It’S An Abortion, And When It’S A Chicken, It’S An Omelette?”, Katharine Mcdaid
A Critical Review Of Animal And Fetus Rights In Utilitarianism Or “How Come When It’S Us, It’S An Abortion, And When It’S A Chicken, It’S An Omelette?”, Katharine Mcdaid
Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects
In this paper, I will be considering the moral standing of animals and fetuses within utilitarianism—by discussing the Time Relative Interest Account and Harm-Based Account—and how the question of moral standing relates to discussions of abortion. The Time Relative Interest Account provides a more effective framework for considering the rights of both animals and fetuses in utilitarianism, and a lack of access to abortion poses a significant challenge to the utilitarian viewpoint often espoused by anti-abortion advocates because they fail to consider the lack of access implications within their utilitarian approach. Therefore, the utilitarianism that is animal rights-based arguments used …
Defending The Genetic Selection Of Intelligence: A Moral Exploration Of Principle, Chase Opperman
Defending The Genetic Selection Of Intelligence: A Moral Exploration Of Principle, Chase Opperman
Richard T. Schellhase Essay Prize in Ethics
This paper assumes a basic understanding of Aristotelian philosophy, but that which I draw from is both explicated and articulated in the paper in a way which makes the philosophy salient. One can look to Book II of The Nicomachean Ethics, the edition to which I referred is listed in the works cited, to further their understanding of the philosophy from which I am drawing, but to do so is not necessary. In what follows, I wrestle with the ethical issues related to the subject of the genetic selection of intelligence, both in its positive and negative forms, and offer …
Book Review: Abortion Rights: For And Against, Michelle Oberman, Julia D. Hejduk
Book Review: Abortion Rights: For And Against, Michelle Oberman, Julia D. Hejduk
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Abortion And The Right To Not Be Pregnant, James E. Mahon
Abortion And The Right To Not Be Pregnant, James E. Mahon
Publications and Research
In this paper I defend Judith Jarvis Thomson's 'Good Samaritan Argument' (otherwise known as the 'feminist argument') for the permissibility of abortion, first advanced in her important, ground-breaking article 'A Defense of Abortion' (1971), against objections from Joseph Mahon (1979, 1984). I also highlight two problems with Thomson's argument as presented, and offer remedies for both of these problems. The article begins with a short history of the importance of the article to the development of practical ethics. Not alone did this article put the topic of the abortion on the philosophical map, but it made 'practical ethics' in the …
Aborting The Pros And Cons Of Abortion: No Escaping The Killing Fields, Ibpp Editor
Aborting The Pros And Cons Of Abortion: No Escaping The Killing Fields, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article critiques rationales of both opponents and supporters of intentionally aborting a human fetus. The critique has implications for arriving at legal, ethical, and moral judgments.