Interests in Abortion

A New Perspective on Foetal Potential and the Abortion Debate

Tracie Martin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

124 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138701601 (ISBN)

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This title was first published 2000: Ever since Michael Tooley published his article on "Abortion and Infanticide" in 1972, the abortion debate has revolved around questions such as: "What is a person?"; "What is it that gives persons the right to life?"; and "Is it wrong to kill potential persons?" This study defends a position that accepts elements from both the liberal and conservative tradition. Following Tooley, Tracie Martin understands personhood in terms of psychological states and agrees that early foetuses who lack the relevant mental states are not persons. While this might seem a victory for the liberal tradition, Martin then goes on to provide an empirically-based argument for the view that by 24-weeks gestation foetuses have acquired the relevant characteristics that provide strong grounds for thinking that it is directly wrong to kill such foetuses.

Tracie Martin

Contents: Introduction; Potential and physical dependence; Foetal physiology and active potential; Active potential and foetal psychology; Personal identity and the human foetus; Potential persons and interests; Moral asymmetry; The practical consequences; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.10.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Revivals
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 219 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-13	9781138701601 / 9781138701601
Zustand	Neuware