| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Introduction -- May we kill in nonabortion cases? -- Applying the argument to specific nonabortion cases -- Variations and alternatives -- May we kill in abortion cases? -- Creating responsibly -- Informed consent, responsibilities in pregnancy, and external means of gestation |
| Summary |
Based on a non-consequentialist ethical theory, this book critically examines the prevalent view that if a fetus has the moral standing of a person, it has a right to life and abortion is impermissible. Most discussion of abortion has assumed that this view is correct, and so has focused onthe question of the personhood of the fetus. Kamm begins by considering in detail the permissibility of killing in non-abortion cases which are similar to abortion cases. She goes on to consider the case for the permissibility of abortion in many types of pregnancies, including ones resulting fromrape, vo |
| Analysis |
Abortion Ethics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Ethics, Medical -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Morals -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Abortion, Induced -- legislation & jurisprudence
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Abortion, Criminal
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Abortion & Birth Control.
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Abortion -- Law and legislation
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Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1429407514 |
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9781429407519 |
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0195360966 |
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9780195360967 |
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1280526009 |
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9781280526008 |
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9786610526000 |
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6610526001 |
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