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| Marquis does not engage in the |
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| marquis grants the assumption |
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| that fetuses are not persons. |
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| marquis looks at what makes it wrong to |
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| kill adults, in order to determine whether fetuses share the same property. |
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| “Abortion is, with rare exceptions, seriously immoral” even if fetuses are not persons. |
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| what makes killing adults wrong? |
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It “brutalizes” the killer –
It deprives others of a continuing relationship with the victim –
Both of these explanations share the same problem; they do not locate the wrong being done with the victim. |
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| marquis says killing is wrong bc |
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It deprives the victim of a “future-like-ours” or FLO.
Why?
Because it explains some things better than either the personhood account or the sanctity of life account. |
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| The Explanatory Power of the FLO Account |
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FLO accounts for
1. why murder is the worst crime
2. why do younger patients with terminal diseases regret their moribund condition?
3. why its worse for a healthy child to die than a terminally ill adult
4. why infanticide is wrong |
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| Why is it wrong to punt puppies (i.e. cause them pain)? |
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| Because it’s wrong to do that to humans. |
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| Why is it wrong to inflict pain on humans? |
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| Because it causes suffering. |
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| Why is it wrong to cause suffering in humans? |
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| Because humans have an interest in avoiding suffering (as do animals). |
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| The Equal Consideration of Interests Thesis |
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| If two things share the same interest, then frustrating that interest for either of those things is equally wrong. |
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| it is wrong to inflict pain on puppies bc |
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Both humans and puppies share the same interest in avoiding suffering.
If two things share the same interest then frustrating that interest in either of those two things is equally wrong. (ECoIT)
So, it is equally wrong to frustrate that interest for both puppies and humans. (1,2 modus ponens)
It is wrong to inflict pain on humans because it causes suffering. |
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Marquis’ Argument against Abortion
premise 1 |
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| Both adults and fetuses have an interest in preserving their FLOs. |
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Marquis’ Argument against Abortion
premise 2 |
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| If two things share the same interest then frustrating that interest in either of those two things is equally wrong. (ECoIT) |
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Marquis’ Argument against Abortion
premise 3 |
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| So, it is equally wrong to frustrate that interest for both adults and fetuses. (1,2 modus ponens) |
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Marquis’ Argument against Abortion
premise 4 |
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| It is seriously morally wrong to kill an adult because it deprives her of her FLO. |
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Marquis’ Argument against Abortion
premise 5 |
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| Thus, it is seriously morally wrong to kill a fetus (3,4) |
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| marquise argument conclusion |
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| Therefore, abortion (except in some rare cases) is seriously morally wrong. (5 and definition of abortion) |
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| Marquis thinks there are exceptions to killing fetuses: |
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Rape
To save the life of the mother
Before the fourteenth day after conception
Fetuses without FLOs (e.g. anencephalic fetuses) |
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Isn’t this just an argument for potential personhood?
Fetuses do not have interests because they are not aware.
Marquis’ view must also prohibit contraception |
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