Abortion Ethics and Perspectives

<p>16% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>50% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>38% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>69% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Self-awareness (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may imply that cognitively impaired individuals are not persons. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cognitive flexibility (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They should be valued for their societal contributions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infanticide is morally permissible. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meeting none of the five central traits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The uncertainty in their personhood status. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cognitive and agency-related traits (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Killing an innocent human being is wrong. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fallacy of equivocation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A biologically human entity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unborn is an innocent person from conception. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personhood cannot be accurately defined. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A full complement of genetic information (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The definition of human being. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would be arbitrary and unsupportable. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>31% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unaffiliated (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>39% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>None of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>0.5% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>JAMA Psychiatry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a comprehensive overview of abortion statistics and public opinion in the United States (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Violence and irrational arguments. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scientific advancements. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The fetus is not considered a full person. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abortion is permissible in cases of fetal deformity or overpopulation. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The debate is valuable for its reasoned arguments and thoughtful insights. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abortion is permissible to protect the mother's life or health. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It prohibited the use of means to induce abortion. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The philosophical debate is more focused on reasoned argument and reflection. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They believe that the fetus gains moral standing gradually as it develops. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moderates believe that the fetus gains moral standing gradually, while conservatives believe the fetus is a person from conception. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She argues that a woman's right to bodily autonomy supersedes the fetus's right to life. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To demonstrate that a person's right to life does not necessarily entail a right to use another person's body. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The fetus has a right to life, but it is not as strong as the mother's right to bodily autonomy. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A fetus may have a right to life, but this right is not absolute, and it can be overridden by a woman's right to bodily autonomy. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moderates believe the fetus has a right to life based on its development, while Thomson focuses more on the mother's bodily autonomy. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The analogy is too simplistic and does not adequately capture the complexity of the abortion debate. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The termination of pregnancy through various methods.

The study of ethical issues in biology and medicine.

Discussion among thinkers about moral claims.

An ethical guide for physicians that includes a prohibition on abortions.

A biblical passage implying the fetus is not a full person.

Judaism permits abortion if the mother’s life is at risk.

Advocated for abortion in cases of excess children or deformity.

Perspectives on abortion vary significantly across cultures and time.

Percentage of adults supporting abortion legality varies with education level.

Over half of abortions are performed on women under 25 years old.

Common reasons women give for terminating a pregnancy include life changes and financial issues.

Americans are roughly equally divided between pro-choice and pro-life viewpoints.

48% of women cite not wanting to be a single mother as a reason for abortion.

Almost 20% of women who have abortions are teenagers.

69% of Americans do not want Roe v. Wade completely overturned.

57% of abortions occur in women who have never married.

The belief that abortion is wrong because it kills an innocent human being.

An argument that uses a term with different meanings in different premises, leading to invalid conclusions.

The distinction between a biologically human entity and a being with moral rights (personhood).

1. Killing an innocent person is wrong; 2. The unborn is an innocent person from conception; 3. Therefore, killing the unborn is wrong.

The crux of the conservative argument, asserting the unborn as an innocent person from conception.

The claim there is no obvious point that clearly defines when personhood begins during development.

The argument that personhood begins at conception due to the presence of full genetic information.

The moral or legal entitlement to live, asserted as beginning at conception by some conservatives.

The status of being recognized as a person, which involves certain traits or characteristics.

Five key characteristics that define personhood according to Warren: consciousness, reasoning, self-motivated activity, communication, and self-awareness.

The awareness of oneself and the ability to feel pain, a key trait of personhood.

The ability to think logically and make judgments, considered essential for personhood.

Conditions like dementia or intellectual disability that may challenge definitions of personhood.

A view that emphasizes traits like consciousness and reasoning, asserting many beings do not meet these criteria.

The challenge that if fetuses are not persons, then infants may not be either, leading to moral permissibility of killing them.

Cluster of traits such as agency, self-concept, and future projection that differentiate persons from non-persons.

Fewer than 0.5% experience major complications requiring hospitalization.

Little to no long-term risks include infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and birth defects.

31% of nonhospital abortions were medication abortions.

Top reasons include concern for others, financial issues, and interference with life.

Women who had abortions did not show more mental health issues than those denied.

59% say abortion should be legal in most cases; 39% say illegal.

Opinions vary significantly; e.g., 21% of White evangelicals support legality.

Views on legality differ by party; Republicans lean more towards illegal.

Moderates argue that fetal moral standing increases gradually during development.

A stage in fetal development where moral standing increases significantly, typically when sentience emerges.

Philosopher known for arguing abortion can be morally justified regardless of fetal personhood.

Debate over whether a fetus is considered a person from conception with full rights.

Thomson's thought experiment comparing pregnancy to being connected to an unconscious violinist needing life support.

The notion that a fetus cannot claim rights to the mother's body without consent.

The argument that a mother has the right to protect her own body from unwanted intrusion.