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Abortion, infanticide and moral context.

Lindsey Porter¹

¹Philosophy Department, University of Sheffield, 45 Victoria Street, Sheffield S3 7QB, UK. l.porter@sheffield.ac.uk

Journal of Medical Ethics

|May 3, 2013

Summary

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This study critiques the argument that infanticide should be legally permitted for the same reasons as abortion. It argues that moral contexts differ, making direct comparisons between fetus and newborn killing invalid.

Keywords:

Abortion Embryos and Fetuses Newborns and Minors Philosophical Ethics Rights

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Area of Science:

Bioethics
Moral Philosophy
Medical Ethics

Background:

Philosophers Giubilini and Minerva argue for infanticide based on arguments for abortion.
Their reasoning posits that neither fetuses nor newborns possess a right to life, thus justifying infanticide under similar conditions as abortion.
They contend that infanticide is permissible even when not primarily serving the newborn's best interests.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically analyze the ethical arguments presented by Giubilini and Minerva regarding infanticide and abortion.
To evaluate the logical validity of extending abortion justifications to infanticide.
To explore the role of moral context in ethical decision-making concerning fetuses and newborns.

Main Methods:

Philosophical argumentation and critical analysis.
Examination of ethical principles related to the right to life.
Analysis of moral context and its influence on justificatory reasoning.

Main Results:

The conclusion that reasons justifying abortion also justify infanticide is found to be logically flawed.
The absence of a right to life is not the sole determining factor in moral permissibility.
Generalizing ethical justifications across dissimilar moral contexts (fetus vs. newborn) is invalid.

Conclusions:

The moral equivalence of killing fetuses and newborns is only valid in identical moral contexts, which are practically non-existent.
Ethical considerations for newborns require distinct moral contexts and justifications separate from those for fetuses.
The argument presented by Giubilini and Minerva fails to establish a sound ethical basis for infanticide mirroring abortion justifications.