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PhiloQuiz1abortion

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created: 10 months ago by gummy_express tags: philo abortion

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according to the catholic church when is a fetus considered a human being?

from the moment of fertilization

according to the catholic church is the fetus already human?

there is no clear cut answer to the question so we should respect it from the very beginning

according to the catholic church could rape incident justify abortion? why?

no because the child has no fault in the incident

what can woman do if she was raped but didn't want or could not support the baby?

The mother could give her for adoption

when is abortion ok according to the catholic church?

when the mother's life is at risk

Let her live and _________

let her decide

Abort the baby. She cannot feel happiness yet but the mother can. Consequence is paramount.

utilitarianism

Do not abort. The consequence is beyond our control. And besides you cannot universalize abortion. The intention cannot be good.

kant's ethics

Operate without killing

christian ethics

intention is to save the mother

christian ethics

the act is to operate not abort

christian ethics

the consequence is at least 1 life is saved

christian ethics

Whose ego?

egoism

the embryo does not reach the uterus but instead adheres to the lining of the Fallopian tube. As the embryo implants and grows the tube becomes stretched and inflamed causing increasing pain in the pregnant woman.

ectopic pregnancy

Only ____ of ectopic pregnancies occur outside of the fallopian tubes.

2 %

59.3% of women in the united states have abortions at how many weeks from conception?

8 weeks or less

what was the supreme court decision for Roe vs. Wade

“right to privacy” and “equal protection” does not include the unborn


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