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1
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When was abortion legalized

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1988

2
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Biological Humanity

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Individual with human DNA and specific physiological characteristics

3
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Psychological humanity

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Psychological existence, specifically the ability to know it exists and has interests– can cause emotional or physical harm

4
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CriminalCode of Canada Human

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Child becomes human when it has proceeded in a living state from mother, whether or not it has

1) Breathed
2) Independant circulation
3) Naval string severed

5
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Mary Anne Warren

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Moral person: Recognized under the law that entitles them to legal rights and protection

6
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5 Moral Person characteristics

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Has consciousness, capacity to reason, self-motivation, capacity to communicate and concept of self

7
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2 examples that are not moral people

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Fetuses

Persistent vegetative state

8
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Don Marquis

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Moral person means an individual with a future of value

9
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Abortion

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Intentional termination of a pregnancy at any stage during gestational period

10
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Liberals

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Existing interests of mother always override potential interests of fetus

11
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Radical liberal

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Abortion ethical up until 18 months

12
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Moderate

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Allow abortions in first 2 trimesters– disallow third trimester unless mother’s life in in danger

13
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Judith Thomson

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Fetus’ right to life is negative, requiring only that it not be killed unjustly

14
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Guest friendship

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Host is responsible to provide minimal care for those invited into home

15
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Sue Sherwin

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Fetuses are morally significant but only indirectly through their relational status– feminist approach

16
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Relational Status

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Mother is the only one to determine the fetus’ social status and value

17
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Discontinuation account

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Killing is wrong because it is the discontinuation of experience for the victim

18
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Desire account

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Killing is wrong because it interferes with fulfillment of strong desires

19
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Tooley

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An entity can not possess the right to life unless it has the capacity to desire

20
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Teratology

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Genetic mutation that causes animal like traits

21
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Theist view

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Life begins at conception– morally wrong to kill life or any potential for life

22
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Tooley

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A moral person is sentient and conscious of one’s existence

23
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Roe vs Wade

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Roe was granted a legal abortion

24
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R vs. Morgantaler

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Dr. Morgantaler fought to decriminalize abortion because women were dying getting them on the black market