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    If‚ as Marquis argues‚ it is wrong to kill a potential person because doing so deprives it of a future like ours‚ is it wrong to practice contraception and deprive a potential person of a future like ours? There are various views regarding abortion and whether it should be accepted. Applying the Doctrine of Sanctity of life is a conservative view against abortion. An observation made by Don Marquis believes that abortion is wrong because it deprives a being of a future like ours and it is morally

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    The first argument is one that takes a position to support the idea that abortion‚ in certain cases‚ is morally permissible or is acceptable to do. The argument is given by Judith Jarvis Thompson. She concedes to the idea that the fetus is a person and is given the right to life for the sake of argument and to get into the moral permissibility‚ or the right and wrong of each decision depending on the circumstances for having an abortion. The right to life is simply your right to live and have a

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    Marquis’ Anti-Abortion Argument * Marquis suggests that the parties to the abortion debate find themselves at a stand-off. Pro-lifers want to focus on the fact that fetuses are human beings (at least potentially) whereas pro-choicers want to focus on the fact that fetuses are not persons (even though they may be so potentially). * Marquis suggests that to make progress in the abortion debate‚ what we need is a new strategy. His preferred strategy is an argument he calls the “future life

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    The Argument for Utilitarianism Among the ethical arguments that we have seen‚ it is clear that a form of utilitarianism is the best option‚ that is‚ we should always do what brings about the best outcome where the outcomes are rated by the amount of good they bring about. The utilitarian argument says that in any given decision‚ the option that brings about the most good is the right thing to do every time. That being said‚ the definition of good is extremely important to the soundness of the

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    abortion is impermissible”‚ even though it can be challenged. I believe that Don Marquis has presented a strong argument in favor of the view that abortion is immoral. In fact‚ Marquis’ states in his premise one that “any being that can be deprived of a future like ours has a right to life”‚ the second premise is that “the human fetus has a future like ours”. Thus‚ Marquis’ conclusion is “the human fetus has

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    Arguments on Utilitarianism Which is more valuable: a game of push-pin or the study of Latin? Which has greater worth: the life of a single young girl or the lives of an entire community? These are the sorts of questions raised when dealing with the matter of utilitarianism. According to Jeremy Bentham‚ the father of the theory‚ the ultimate moral goal of human beings should be to increase pleasure and to decrease pain. To maximize the amount of time spent in content‚ and minimize the times of

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    In philosophical literature‚ Marquis argued that abortion was/is immoral‚ except only in rare exceptions‚ but more importantly he noted that prochoice and anti-abortion arguments cannot be symmetric thus making discussion on the topic quite a conundrum. Marquis purported the arguments of anti-abortionist‚ who asserted and believed that life is present at or from the moment of conception‚ and that fetuses look like babies‚ possess genetic code‚ and are therefore in possession of the qualities and

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    Don Marquis’ "Why Abortion is Immoral" In his essay "Why Abortion is Immoral‚" Don Marquis argues against the morality of abortion on the premise that the value of a fetus’ future is so great that it is immoral to take that potential future away from it. Essentially‚ he contends‚ abortion is tantamount to murder: killing an individual is prima facie wrong because the loss of the goods of one’s future is the worst loss a human can suffer. He calls this potential future a "future-like-ours‚"

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    In “Why abortion is immoral‚” by Don MarquisMarquis sets out an argument that abortion is “seriously immoral that it is in the same moral category as killing an innocent adult human being.” Marquis first wants us to understand why killing a person is wrong. He presents us with an argument that the loss of one’s life is one of the greatest losses one can suffer. Because this prevents a person from having a valuable human future‚ a future like ours. What makes killing any adult human being wrong

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    Dilemma of Marquis’ Future Like Ours Argument when applied to Euthanasia In his essay "Why abortion is immoral"‚ Don Marquis defends the anti-abortionist view. He bases his defense on the moral impermissibility of killing in general through what he calls the deprivation thesis (DT)‚ which is that killing is wrong if the subject of the killing has a future like ours because killing the subject deprives it of its future. Marquisargument‚ known as the future like ours (FLO) argument against abortion

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