In cases in which we must choose between either (i) preventing a woman from remaining
unwillingly pregnant or (ii) preventing a fetus from being killed, we should prevent the fetus …

… the application of the impairment principle to abortion, showing that it is invalid if we accept
his explanation for why inflicting fetal alcohol syndrome is immoral. I also argue that counter-…

… show why giving FAS to a fetus is immoral, we have not claimed to show why abortion is
immoral: the immorality of abortion simply follows from MIP and the immorality of giving it FAS. …

… immorality of a pregnant woman knowingly consuming large amounts of alcohol, he avoids
having to make a substantial claim as to why … : “But why is giving a fetus FAS immoral? To get …

… send a message about abortion—specifically, that abortion is immoral. And third, … abortion
bans. This article concludes by considering why the consequences and limitations of abortion …

… abortion must also be immoral, even if we allow that the fetus is not a rights-bearing moral
person. The argument fails because the harm of causing FAS is extrinsic but Hendricks needs …

… view, abortion is morally permissible; there is nothing wrong with killing the fetus. But if it
is permissible to kill a fetus by having an abortion, then why is prenatal impairment immoral? …

… Before addressing how to talk about abortion, a more basic question is why talk about abortion…
have been historically given to suggest that abortion is immoral, the most commonly given …

… if the fetus is not a person, abortion is immoral’. After all, the … The exact reasons why are
controversial, but it is not too … And I think this is part of why the objection, as I initially framed it…

… many reasons why one might oppose abortion; … abortion is often, all things considered,
immoral, but does not require that we adopt social policies that restrict woman’s access to abortion…