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The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments
Most opponents of abortion (OA) believe fetuses matter. Critics argue that OA act inconsistently with regards to fetal life, seeking to restrict access to induced abortion, but largely ignoring spontaneous abortion and the creation of surplus embryos by IVF. Nicholas Colgrove, Bruce Blackshaw, and D...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8554498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34729080 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41649-021-00189-9 |
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description | Most opponents of abortion (OA) believe fetuses matter. Critics argue that OA act inconsistently with regards to fetal life, seeking to restrict access to induced abortion, but largely ignoring spontaneous abortion and the creation of surplus embryos by IVF. Nicholas Colgrove, Bruce Blackshaw, and Daniel Rodger call such arguments inconsistency arguments and contend they do not matter. They present three objections to these arguments — the other beliefs, other actions, and hypocrisy objection. Previously, I argued these objections fail and threaten to undermine ethical inquiry. Colgrove et al. have recently replied, but here, I argue their reply fails as well and raises a new criticism of the other actions’ objection. This essay sets out to show, as well as any philosophical argument can, that inconsistency arguments are morally significant. |
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spelling | pubmed-85544982021-10-29 The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments Simkulet, William Asian Bioeth Rev Original Paper Most opponents of abortion (OA) believe fetuses matter. Critics argue that OA act inconsistently with regards to fetal life, seeking to restrict access to induced abortion, but largely ignoring spontaneous abortion and the creation of surplus embryos by IVF. Nicholas Colgrove, Bruce Blackshaw, and Daniel Rodger call such arguments inconsistency arguments and contend they do not matter. They present three objections to these arguments — the other beliefs, other actions, and hypocrisy objection. Previously, I argued these objections fail and threaten to undermine ethical inquiry. Colgrove et al. have recently replied, but here, I argue their reply fails as well and raises a new criticism of the other actions’ objection. This essay sets out to show, as well as any philosophical argument can, that inconsistency arguments are morally significant. Springer Singapore 2021-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8554498/ /pubmed/34729080 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41649-021-00189-9 Text en © National University of Singapore and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Simkulet, William The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments |
title | The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments |
title_full | The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments |
title_fullStr | The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments |
title_full_unstemmed | The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments |
title_short | The Moral Significance of Abortion Inconsistency Arguments |
title_sort | moral significance of abortion inconsistency arguments |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8554498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34729080 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41649-021-00189-9 |
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