The problems with utilitarian conceptions of personhood in the abortion debate

This article seeks to explore utilitarian conceptions of personhood which for a long time have been employed as part of a rational moral justification for the termination of pregnancy. Michael Tooley's desires-based rights approach to personhood presented in his work Abortion and Infanticide is...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical ethics 2011-05, Vol.37 (5), p.318-320
1. Verfasser:	Cox, Daniel R A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion Abortion, Induced - ethics Abortion, Induced - psychology Adult Adults Analysis Ascriptions Beginning of Human Life - ethics Bioethics Desire embryos and fetuses Essay Ethical aspects Ethical justification Ethical Theory Female human rights Humans Infanticide Infants Legal entities Morality newborns and minors Personhood Persons (Law) philosophical ethics Pregnancy Pro choice movement Self Unconscious mind utilitarianism Value of Life
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