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A future like ours revisited.

M T Brown1

  • 1University of Wisconsin Marathon County, Wausau, WI, USA. mbrown@uwc.edu

Journal of Medical Ethics
|June 4, 2002
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The "future like ours" argument against abortion is flawed due to equivocation on "future of value." The author argues abortion is generally permissible, contrasting with Marquis's view.

Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Moral Philosophy

Background:

  • Critiques the
  • future like ours
  • anti-abortion argument, which posits fetuses have a right to life due to a future of value.
  • Highlights the argument's reliance on equivocation regarding
  • future of value
  • (potential vs. self-represented).

Discussion:

  • Examines the interpretation of the right not to be killed.
  • Contrasts Marquis's view that this right entails welfare rights for the fetus with the author's argument against unlimited welfare rights.
  • Debates whether the right not to be killed confers a right to life-sustaining means on the fetus.

Key Insights:

  • The
  • future like ours
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachGenetics and Reproduction

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  • argument is unsound under either interpretation of
  • future of value
  • .

    • Outlook:

    • Marquis's view implies abortion is rarely permissible, as the fetus has a right to life-sustaining resources.
    • The author's view suggests abortion is almost always permissible, as the right not to be killed does not grant rights to another person's body.