Creation and Abortion : a Study in Moral and Legal Philosophy.
Based on a non-consequentialist ethical theory, this book critically examines the prevalent view that if a fetus has the moral standing of a person, it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible. Most discussion of abortion has assumed that this view is correct, and so has focused onthe quest...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Summary: | Based on a non-consequentialist ethical theory, this book critically examines the prevalent view that if a fetus has the moral standing of a person, it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible. Most discussion of abortion has assumed that this view is correct, and so has focused onthe question of the personhood of the fetus. Kamm begins by considering in detail the permissibility of killing in non-abortion cases which are similar to abortion cases. She goes on to consider the case for the permissibility of abortion in many types of pregnancies, including ones resulting fromrape, vo. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780195360967 0195360966 |