Oderberg provides a detailed defence of the view that abortion is morally wrong because the fetus is an innocent life, and intentionally taking an innocent life is always morally wrong. (wikipedia.org)
On the subject of euthanasia, he argues that it too is immoral, because, like abortion, it involves the intentional killing of an innocent human being. (wikipedia.org)
In order that you can better see how writers frequently make these common mistakes, this guide draws on a few controversial topics - mostly of the political variety - such as gun law, abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, pornography, and abortion for illustration purposes. (writingscentre.com)
Abortion is largely accepted even for reasons that do not have anything to do with the fetus' health. (freesmfhosting.com)
Severe abnormalities of the fetus and risks for the physical and/or psychological health of the woman are often cited as valid reasons for abortion. (freesmfhosting.com)
We realize that abolition probably won't happen overnight, but that doesn't mean we are going to stop calling for an immediate and total end to the practice of human abortion! (billmuehlenberg.com)
Beings13
He aims to refute views like those of Peter Singer, who suggests that we deny that it is always wrong to intentionally kill innocent human beings. (wikipedia.org)
Polls show that the majority of Americans now agree: helpless, dependent, inarticulate human beings who cause serious inconvenience to their caretakers should not be kept alive. (cross-currents.com)
We don't have divine glory by nature, but human beings seek it for themselves. (lifeissues.net)
Rabbi Akiva notes that "Human beings shall live by them" means that we should never (or at least hardly ever) die from the performance of a commandment. (joshuahammerman.com)
And yet, for all these qualities that must be achieved in order to gain status as a human being, they miss an important point: Human beings the only kinds of being that can develop these attributes, and do so merely with time. (blogspot.com)
One has to be a human being first in order to develop, from within, the characteristics that human beings inherently possess. (blogspot.com)
it means they simply belong to the category of younger human beings. (blogspot.com)
While the sun surveys the stars in the lofty sky, human beings remain dust and ashes. (wikiquote.org)
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. (wikiquote.org)
It is clear that so far human beings are not managing their world very well. (wikiquote.org)
For example, when it occurs to you that Terri Schiavo could not exercise the power of reason given the brain damage she had suffered, you might start to wonder whether rationality is part of the essence of human beings after all. (blogspot.com)
Viable2
7. A viable fetus inside the mother's womb can be all of the following except which ? (projectworldview.org)
in legal context, generally refers to a deliberate termination, though the term can also apply to spontaneous natural expulsion of a fetus before it becomes viable. (legalbites.in)
Embryo1
It is when the embryo or fetus is removed before it is able to survive outside the uterus. (edusson.com)
Misery1
8. The word euthanasia can be defined or described as ' putting a ________ out of its misery by killing it. (projectworldview.org)
Opponents1
As you probably know, assisted suicide propagandists latch on to mantras such as 'death with dignity,' 'the right to die,' and 'self-determination' and in turn receive only limited effective pushback from opponents of euthanasia. (typepad.com)
Duties1
Oderberg's position on animal rights is similar to that of Aquinas - rejecting in principle the idea that humans have duties to animals because they are not moral agents, he nonetheless believes that humans still have duties in respect of them to treat them kindly. (wikipedia.org)
Mentally1
to wrong or mistreat a person or animal physically, mentally, or sexually. (legalbites.in)
SANCTITY1
Respect for the sanctity of life is the belief that human life is sacred and God-given, and therefore must be highly valued. (anabaptistresources.org)
Intentionally1
Similarly, causing death 'knowingly' has a different meaning than causing death 'intentionally' and there is a different prescribed punishment for both under the law. (legalbites.in)
Murder4
On the death penalty, Oderberg supports the state's right to enforce capital punishment, because justice must be retributive and death, being the worst punishment, is the suitable punishment for the worst crime - e.g. murder. (wikipedia.org)
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse , especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought . (wiki2.org)
Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution , deterrence , rehabilitation , or incapacitation . (wiki2.org)
In most countries, a person convicted of murder generally faces a long-term prison sentence, a life sentence , or capital punishment . (wiki2.org)
Lacks1
It could also be the case that a human being currently lacks the ability to realize or achieve every capacity they hold, due to age. (blogspot.com)
Person2
Voluntary euthanasia is no more justifiable than involuntary, since a person has no absolute right to do whatever they want with their body. (wikipedia.org)
One of the most popular arguments heard on the street level, and articulated more formally within the academy, is that the early embryonic being or fetal being is merely a "potential" human being or person. (blogspot.com)
Crime2
The picture before us of human quality and human achievement is kaleidoscopic, showing closely intermingling facets of beauty, of worth, of genius, of bestiality, of idiocy and of crime. (wikiquote.org)
The sentence can generally involve a decree of imprisonment, a fine and/or other punishments against a defendant convicted of a crime. (absoluteastronomy.com)
Children1
However, having a child can itself be an unbearable burden for the psychological health of the woman or for her already existing children,1 regardless of the condition of the fetus. (freesmfhosting.com)
Small2
Given abortion's massive scale, even a small chance that fetuses are moral patients could imply that we should do something about it. (effectivealtruism.org)
While she is small, the animal care staff at the Park have jokingly stated that she is pretty much already in charge of the facility that she is currently living in. (blogspot.com)
People4
We're receptive to arguments that we should expand our moral circle to include animals and future people. (effectivealtruism.org)
We should be open to the possibility that fetuses-the future people closest to us-could be included in our moral circle too. (effectivealtruism.org)
Just as these views seem to imply that we should care for people in the far future, they also seem to imply that we should care for fetuses, the future people closest to us. (effectivealtruism.org)
Humans ( Homo sapiens ) also known as people are apes . (wikiquote.org)
In such cases, we need to assess facts in order to decide whether the same arguments that apply to killing a human fetus can also be consistently applied to killing a newborn human. (freesmfhosting.com)
Criminal1
It also considered the Eighth Amendment-protection against cruel and unusual punishment-inapplicable in Quinlan's case, stating that this amendment applied to protection from excessive criminal punishment. (encyclopedia.com)
Simply1
You differ from the animals not simply in degree but in kind. (wikiquote.org)
Case1
that a zygote is a fully alive human being, you have absolutely NOT proved your case! (blogspot.com)
State1
The court considered Quinlan's cruel and unusual circumstances not punishment inflicted by the law or state, but the result of "an accident of fate and nature. (encyclopedia.com)
Fully2
And even if I lost many of those attributes, I am still human, though I would be tragically lacking in the things I need to realize my humanity fully. (blogspot.com)
It does NOT say clearly that a zygote is a fully alive human being. (blogspot.com)
Unborn4
At its core, this issue is one of legal protection: should the unborn fetus be granted protection under the law from injury or termination? (connorboyack.com)
Now, the issue over whether or not to accept such terminology is the same as the issue presented by this bill, for if an unborn fetus is considered to have rights, then the termination of its existence would be grounds for criminal action. (connorboyack.com)
I stand with the authors of this bill and believe that unborn fetuses should be granted protection under the law. (connorboyack.com)
First, it should define life as beginning at conception and give the unborn the same protection all other human life enjoys. (procon.org)
Argues1
In Grisez's most recent work, he argues that human agents should always make a "contribution to integral communal well-being and flourishing, and they always can and should avoid intentionally impeding or detracting from integral communal fulfillment. (nlnrac.org)
Pregnancy2
In pregnancy, life already exists in the womb and the fetus is maturing to become an infant child. (connorboyack.com)
But destroying that infant, say, in the first trimester of pregnancy, terminates the opportunity for that developing fetus to become a born individual. (connorboyack.com)
Death2
On the death penalty, Oderberg supports the state's right to enforce capital punishment, because justice must be retributive and death, being the worst punishment, is the suitable punishment for the worst crime - e.g. murder. (wikipedia.org)
Used mostly in the 19th and 20th centuries, it was also used in 1977 in Utah to execute Gary Gilmore, the first inmate put to death after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume, and two other Utah inmates. (thetruthaboutguns.com)
Pursuit1
If it isn't worth having and intrinsically so, how can anything at all be worth the human pursuit, intrinsically or extrinsically? (boardhost.com)
Body3
Voluntary euthanasia is no more justifiable than involuntary, since a person has no absolute right to do whatever they want with their body. (wikipedia.org)
Our will to transcend nature through projects of mastery mounts a rebellion against the natural constraints of the organic human body, harnessing the power of technological innovations to render it the instrument of our arbitrary will. (pilgrimministry.org)
He said the bodies of man from birth, undergo a process in which progressively developed and refined - as generally all tissues of the human body. (euphoriatric.com)
CASE1
Note I am assuming the pro life case is compelling in that the fetus is a human, which I think is a secondary point that needs to be debated on it's own terms. (boardhost.com)
Reason1
As grasped by practical reason, the basic goods give foundational reasons for action to human agents. (nlnrac.org)
Action1
If it is ethical, as it seems to be, I think it's fairly obvious that human life is 'valuable' for human action. (boardhost.com)