The impairment argument, ethics of abortion, and nature of impairing to the n+ 1 degree
AR Gillham - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2023 - Springer
I argue here that the impairment principle requires clarification. It needs to explain what
makes one impairment greater than another, otherwise we will be unable to make the …
makes one impairment greater than another, otherwise we will be unable to make the …
A reply to Gillham on the impairment principle
BP Blackshaw - Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2024 - Springer
The impairment argument claims that abortion is immoral, because it results in a greater
impairment to a fetus than other actions that are clearly immoral, such as inflicting fetal …
impairment to a fetus than other actions that are clearly immoral, such as inflicting fetal …
Abortion, Impairment, and Well-Being
AR Gillham - The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Hendricks' The Impairment Argument (TIA) claims that it is immoral to impair a fetus
by causing it to have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Since aborting a fetus impairs it to a …
by causing it to have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Since aborting a fetus impairs it to a …
Fine-tuning the impairment argument
BP Blackshaw, P Hendricks - Journal of medical ethics, 2021 - jme.bmj.com
Perry Hendricks' original impairment argument for the immorality of abortion is based on the
impairment principle: if impairing an organism to some degree is immoral, then ceteris …
impairment principle: if impairing an organism to some degree is immoral, then ceteris …
Strengthening the impairment argument against abortion
BP Blackshaw, P Hendricks - Journal of medical ethics, 2021 - jme.bmj.com
Perry Hendricks' impairment argument for the immorality of abortion is based on two
premises: first, impairing a fetus with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is immoral, and second, if …
premises: first, impairing a fetus with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is immoral, and second, if …
Against the impairment argument: a reply to Hendricks
J Räsänen - Bioethics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In an article of this journal, Perry Hendricks makes a novel argument for the immorality of
abortion. According to his impairment argument, abortion is immoral because:(a) it is wrong …
abortion. According to his impairment argument, abortion is immoral because:(a) it is wrong …
MIP does not save the impairment argument against abortion: a reply to Blackshaw and Hendricks
D Crummett - Journal of medical ethics, 2021 - jme.bmj.com
Perry Hendricks' original 'impairment argument'against abortion relied on 'the impairment
principle'(TIP):'if it is immoral to impair an organism O to the nth degree, then, ceteris …
principle'(TIP):'if it is immoral to impair an organism O to the nth degree, then, ceteris …
Even if the fetus is not a person, abortion is immoral: The impairment argument
P Hendricks - Bioethics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Much of the debate about the ethics of abortion has centered on whether the fetus is a
person. In an attempt to sidestep this complex issue, I argue that, even if the fetus is not a …
person. In an attempt to sidestep this complex issue, I argue that, even if the fetus is not a …
The impairment argument for the immorality of abortion revisited
BP Blackshaw - Bioethics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Perry Hendricks has recently presented the impairment argument for the immorality of
abortion, to which I responded and he has now replied. The argument is based on the …
abortion, to which I responded and he has now replied. The argument is based on the …
Why the wrongness of intentionally impairing children in utero does not imply the wrongness of abortion
S Cushing - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2023 - jme.bmj.com
Perry Hendricks''impairment argument', which he has defended in this journal, is intended to
demonstrate that the generally conceded wrongness of giving a fetus fetal alcohol syndrome …
demonstrate that the generally conceded wrongness of giving a fetus fetal alcohol syndrome …