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    What is the moral status of non-human animals? Do they have rights? This question‚ and all of it’s complex entities‚ stands at the forefront among the most debated and philosophically dissected issues. To prove whether or not animals have rights without a doubt would forever change our treatment and use of animals as well as the world in which we live. The consequences of a definitive answer to the animal rights debate are numerous and profound which is why the issue continues to be argued for

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    The first argument is by J.J Thomson regarding abortion when it happens during consensual sex. She says that the woman has no obligation to keep the child‚ even though the woman had consensual sex and understood that she could become pregnant. Marquis talks about how everyone has a FLO account‚ and abortion would be killing‚ and killing causes premature death‚ so therefore‚ he believes that abortion is immoral in all cases including consensual sex. Judith Jarvis Thomson gives an analogy when it

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    Teenage abortion and consulting their parents Abortion in the United States is a highly debated topic. People disagree not only with the legal aspect of abortion‚ but also it’s moral consequences. Because both the questions of legality and morality define whether or not abortion should be legal‚ the result is a highly disputed issue. The problem of abortion among teenagers adds another dimension to the already controversial topic. Which is whether parental notification is necessary or not. Thirty-two

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    punished. Kant would argue‚ what is the difference then? There is absolutely no good will in infecting a fetus like that to kill it. How ironic it is that a nurse who participated in the trying to abort Gianna would then turn around and try to save her after she realized what they had done had in fact not killed her. According to plato.stanfo.edu‚ in the article‚ “Kant’s Moral Philosophy”‚ the author states‚ “The basic idea‚ as Kant describes it in the Groundwork‚ is that what makes a good person good

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    Philosophy 101 12/8/2011 An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong. The purpose of this essay is to set out an argument that abortion is wrong. Some claim that only in “rare” instances‚ such as rape or within a few days of contraception‚ abortion is acceptable. I will agree that there are certain circumstances that abortion is more “acceptable” than other times‚ albeit however few and far between these instances arise. Instances that make abortion more “okay” are rape‚ and once it is discovered that the

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    "Is abortion moral and ethical?" Abortion is a very controversial subject that has been continually argued over many years and probably many to come. The main controversy is should abortion be legalized in all cases? There are two sides to abortion they are the PRO-LIFE which is those who are against abortion altogether and the PRO- CHOICE or those who believe it is the woman’s right to choose if she wants to have an abortion. These two groups offer different solutions to the problem. Although

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    Legalization of Abortion in Costa Rica: Pro-Choice Or Pro-Life? Lil Marie Apéstegui F Universidad de Costa Rica Abstract In Costa Rica women are not able to choose whether to have an abortion or not‚ since this procedure is allowed only in order to preserve the life or physical health of the woman and it has to be ordered by a court. Abortions are illegal in almost all cases‚ including when the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest and when the fetus suffers from medical problems or birth defects

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    not persons and since only persons have full moral rights and person-like beings have a right to life in particular‚ fetuses do not have a right to life. She argues that fetuses are not persons because they lack the basic qualifying traits of personhood or moral humanity. She also believes that the rights of persons will always override the rights of potential persons and that there should be no restrictions on when an abortion must occur by. Her argument is a direct response to Noonan’s thesis which

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    The Moral Argument Kant’s Moral Argument: 1) Kant claims Human beings are rational‚ moral decision makers. 2) Morality is a matter of doing ones moral duty. However: 3) Kant rejects the idea that God’s commands are the basis of morality‚ he emphasises reason is the basis of morality. 4) In which case how‚ if at all‚ does God fit into Kant’s system? Kant’s rejection of other forms of argument for God’s existence Kant argued that the existence of God is beyond human conception

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    The moral argument for God Philosopher Philip Hallie who has seen the suffering may argue in the existence of the God‚ because some suffering is even hard to listen. We can see many suffering in today’s world which may cause us to doubt for the existence of God. Atheist challenge God’s existence and states that the morality we pose is irrelevant to the existence of God. Gottlob Frege said “the “evening star” and “morning star” appear at different times of the day and so have different senses”

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