… sometimes talk as if all early fetuses fall into these two categories. But there is a class of
early fetuses not addressed by the Actual Future Principle: those early fetuses that will die after …

… Philosophical and popular thinking about abortion is influenced by the belief that the
fundamental issue in settling the morality of abortion is whether a fetus is a person (is a human …

… The law allows abortion for reasons of fetal, maternal, or social factors, if it is … early abortions
are not rare. Therefore, a global and in-depth look into abortion issues from legal and ethical …

… an early fetus that … fetus since the decision to abort determines the fetus’s having a future
and, in turn, its moral status; thus the decision to abort the early fetus cannot depend on the fetus…

… Dividing Lines If, therefore, very early abortion does not … Since most abortions can be
performed earlier or later during … -month-old fetus when early abortions are generally available…

… that abortion involving the death of a fetus cannot be justified. Abortion and the loss of fetal
… two evils; defenders of choice do not hold that abortion is an intrinsic good.But the fact that a …

… abortion dilemma, we enter the field of applied ethics. BIOETHICAL REFLECTION ON
ABORTION Ethical reflection on abortion … Fetuses cannot play a social role and therefore abortion …

… are people or persons with full moral status including a right to life, to be found guilty of
such discimination if we justify abortion on the grounds of fetal abnormality? The answer is …

… fetal moral status in their theorizing about abortion. I argue that fundamental feminist normative
commitments are at odds with efforts to de-emphasize fetal … to the ethics of abortion, and …

… the complexity of the ethical terrain connected … abortion or actions that made loss more
likely) or through others’ actions then we may think any loss of future for the embryo or early fetus …