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Applied Ethics

City University of New York (CUNY)

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2020

Children

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Vegan Parents And Children: Zero Parental Compromise, Carlo Alvaro Sep 2020

Vegan Parents And Children: Zero Parental Compromise, Carlo Alvaro

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Marcus William Hunt argues that, when co-parents disagree over whether to raise their child (or children) as a vegan, they should reach a compromise as a gift given by one parent to the other out of respect for his or her authority. Josh Millburn contends that Hunt’s proposal of parental compromise over veganism is unacceptable on the ground that it overlooks respect for animal rights, which bars compromising. However, he contemplates the possibility of parental compromise over “unusual eating,” of animal-based foods obtained without the violation of animal rights. I argue for zero parental compromise, rejecting a rights-oriented approach, and …