Defending the Distinction Between Pregnancy and Parenthood

Journal of Medical Ethics 47 (3):189-191 (2021)
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Abstract

In this paper, I respond to criticisms toward my account of the difference in moral status between fetuses and newborns. I show my critics have not adequately argued for their view that pregnant women participate in a parent-child relationship. While an important counterexample is raised against my account, this counterexample had already been dealt with in my original paper. Because the criticisms against my account lack argumentative support, they do not pose a problem for my account. I conclude the raised criticisms do not amount to a strong philosophical case against my account.

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Prabhpal Singh
University of Ottawa

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