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Against the golden rule argument against abortion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12627559     Owner:  KIE     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
R.M. Hare and Harry J. Gensler have each argued that abortion can be shown to be immoral by appealing to a version of the golden rule. I argue that both versions of the golden rule argument against abortion should be rejected: each rests on a version of the golden rule which is objectionable on independent grounds, each is unable to support its conclusion when the rule is satisfactorily modified, and each is unable to avoid the implication that contraception is as wrong as abortion and for the same reason. In addition, some further problems particular to each position are identified.
Authors:
D Boonin-Vail
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of applied philosophy     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0264-3758     ISO Abbreviation:  J Appl Philos     Publication Date:  1997  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-03-10     Completed Date:  2003-04-01     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100971946     Medline TA:  J Appl Philos     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  187-97     Citation Subset:  E    
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA. booninvl@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortion, Induced / ethics*
Contraception / ethics
Ethical Analysis*
Female
Humans
Philosophy
Pregnancy

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