Human equality arguments against abortion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21514740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Calum Miller (0000-0003-3408-1737, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 569-572 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jme-2022-108572 |
| PMID | 36384892 |
| OpenAlex | W4309245967 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 17 |
In this paper, I argue that a commitment to a very modest form of egalitarianism—equality between non-disabled human adults—implies fetal personhood. Since the most plausible bases for human value are in being human, or in a gradated property, and since the latter of which implies an inequality between non-disabled adult humans, I conclude that the most plausible basis for human equality is in being human—an attribute which fetuses have
Abortion · Biology · Data science · Pregnancy · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |