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marquis: abortion |
all abortions, except in rare instances are wrong
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maqruis arguments: |
all human have right to life -fetus is a human, therefor a fetus has the right to life -too broad that all humans have right to life |
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marquis pro choice argument: |
only persons have right to life -fetus is not a person -therefore a fetus doesn't have a right to life |
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m: why does he think nah about pro choice? |
-"only person that has the right to life is too narrow of a statement" -why can't everyon |
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m: whats wrong with killing others, you & me? |
-killing someone imposes premature death -one is dead, one is deprived of a future -deprived of FLO |
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m: 4 arguments for FLO |
-permanent unconcsiouness -no flo so its fine -severe irremediable pain - no FLO, we gucci -peaceful non human alien -maybe depends on FLO |
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m: how does he respond to objection that fetus do not have moral standing? |
-bcuz you're preventing it from FLO, it won't have interests or developed interests that could possibly happen |
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m: how does he respond that contraception is morally wrong |
-if you use contraception, you're preventing a future *****- for this to happen, you have to reject his views because he has plausible arguments -is a being deprived of flo? -people say yes because it prevents egg and sperm to mix -marquis says no "no actual non arbitrary identifiable entity" is deprived of a FLO |
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t: what anti abortion premise does thomspon grant for the sake of argument? |
-at the time of conception, a fetus is person |
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t: violinist |
-didnt know you were connected -should they stay plugged -don't have to, not your problem -meant to show rape |
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t: how does thompson argue against the view that the right to life is right to whatever one needs to survive? (henry fonda) |
-thompson believes all persons have the right to life -right not to be killed unjustly |
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t: how does she argue against the view that the right to life is a right not to be killed? |
-right to not be killed unjustly is the right to life |
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t: according to thompson, under what circumstance does an abortion violate a fetus's right to life? |
-it's killed unjustly |
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t: when is a fetus killed unjustly? |
-when its deprived of the use of the womans body if it has the right to it -when it has the right the woman says YES |
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t: what criterion for "giving something a right" does thompson mean to challenge with her "burglar" and "people seed" examples? explain those examples and what Thompson thinks they show about abortion in various circumstances. |
- you know'em -**** goes through, take it out, you din't say yes |
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t: explain thommpason "box of chocolates" examples. distinction between two kinds of moral wrongs is it to illustrate? |
-has the chocolate -is it morally wrong he won't share, has plenty. doesn't have to -yea it's selfish but no right to it -relates to unjust killing- if a box was given to two bros jointly and one kept'em all- it's unjust |
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t: explain diff between good samaritan and being minimally decent samaritan |
good sam:-goes out of way all the time to help others; does not refuse -min dec sam: no law that says they must do it, they can but don't have to if they don't want to |
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t: thompson employ these concepts in talking about whether women have an obligation to carry unwanted fetuses to term? |
thompson says the woman must accept fetus to have it -must give it rights, if not ba- bye |
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t: relevance her of burden involved with pre and childbirth |
-childbirth risky, can die, so can the baby |
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j: three philosophical q's about abortion |
1.concerns metaphysical and moral status: of zygotes, embryos, and fetus; do they have moral value? 2. ethics of abortion: when it is ethically permissible for an individual to seek or assist an abortion? 3. political morality: what principles or standards should societies invoke in designing laws and public policies that limit or facilitate abortion? |
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J: distinctions between ethics and political philosophy |
ethics: focus on personal or private life
p: on matters of gov't and pub policy |
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j: liberalism |
poli phil; form enlightenment; basic moral equality among people |
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j: feminism |
gender justice- not unfairly allocating benefits on basis of gender |
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j: non-ideal methodological approach |
-abortion is not self-contained issue of political morality -it is fundamental rights and equality of all citizens |
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j: real-world circumstances of gender (in)justice (eight assumptions) |
-male or female cuz genitalia
-masculine or feminine based on sex categorization -some broad commonalities can be discerned in gender institutions across the world -mas and fem are unequal in status -humans reproduce sexually, women bear children following sexual intercourse with men -human infants are born helpless= physical, emotional, and intellectual care and attention -need high quality child rearing by parents -parents more on woman than man -child bearing is heavy, women have sought to control fertility |
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j: real-world abortion (facts, history, methods) |
gotta read that **** page 133-134 |
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j: three principles of political morality regarding abortion |
-all girl should have full freedom to decide whether to continue or terminate pregnancy -all girls should be enabled to exercise this right -social institutions should be designed to reduce the likelihood of unwanted pregnancy |
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j: meaning and relevance of slogan "women rights are human rights" |
-women are entitled to the same rights as men -need sexual reproductive rights |
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j: sexual and reproductive rights |
-rape, incest, sexual assult, impairment, and continuing preg that endangers life or health of women+abortion allowed=explicit |
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j: women's right to life (relevance to abortion rights) |
-securing abortion rights is indispensable to guaranteeing women's right to life -legal abortion available for life-threatening |
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j: right to liberty |
denying abortion violates right to liberty -constrained liberty for 2 decades |
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j: right to bodily integrity |
-forced pre violates women's right to bodily integrity, same with forced abortion |
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j: relevance of abortion rights to gender equality |
-ex of military= only men, well then..... -sex specific nature of pre means that this service can presently be required only of women -restrictions on abortion offened constitution, equal protection laws |
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j: public health affects denying abortion rights |
-where abortion is restricted by law, abortion rates are not lower but procedure is safe -when its illegal, less safe -deaths and disabilities caused by illegal, unsafe abortions
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j: effects of abortion rights (lack on pop and econ development) |
-instrumentalism, which prevent improvement in women's status -lack of analysis of the deep structural causes of women's impoverishents -if have rights, can develop edu opportunities |
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j: arguments against fetal right to life: humanity |
Human rights trump all other considerations. Nothing can justify violating human rights. |
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j: arguments against fetal right to life: personhood |
Personhood is a moral status that belongs typically but not necessarily to all humans. For example people who are permanently comatose. |
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j: arguments against fetal right to life:: potential personhood |
Suggested criteria for personhood include self-consciousness, rationality, and the ability for moral reflection. |
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j: her view of fetal value |
-later stage have greater fetal value than early fetus -later stage are developed, meaning, more sentient |
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j: arguments against legal restrictions on late-term and selective abortions |
-presence of minor or major disabilities and desire to have - baby: likely to be painful and short -double check this one |
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j: herarguments that no one’s freedom of conscience is violated by public provisionof abortion, or by the abolition of “conscience clauses” |
-gov't ensure ability of abortion in health care services -tax payers, medical personnel, and institutional health care provider |
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j: Wolf-Devine’s argument that abortion violatesfeminist values, and Jaggar’s response(s) |
-"highly sophisticated tech" used in abortion j response: abortion has been around for 1,000 years -abortion is "bloody and distressing" j: all pregs. are bloody -want to dismiss fam network j response: scared of what family will do/say |
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j: evidencethat abortion does not encourage general disrespect for human life |
-abortion won't lead to slippery slope (euthanasia, capital punishment etc) -they felt on human rights frameworks |
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j: lesson/insight Jaggar draws from her own two unplanned pregnancies |
-wasn't planning, decided to have babies but could get abortion -doesn't have resentment since she could choose |
