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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Reproductive Health

Background:

  • The frequency of death from miscarriage is notably high, exceeding deaths from induced abortion or major diseases.
  • An argument by Berg (2017) suggests that proponents of personhood beginning at conception (PAC) should prioritize resources towards preventing miscarriage over abortion or disease.
  • This argument hinges on the premise of a fundamental moral similarity between these different causes of death.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the moral obligations of PAC proponents regarding resource allocation in light of miscarriage frequency.
  • To critically assess the argument that PAC proponents should prioritize preventing miscarriage.
  • To explore morally relevant differences between deaths from miscarriage, abortion, and disease for PAC adherents.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical argumentation and ethical analysis.
  • Examination of the distinction between actively preventing killing and passively allowing death.
  • Application of the time-relative interest account to assess the badness of death at different life stages.
  • Review of recent philosophical literature on personhood and abortion.

Main Results:

  • There are morally relevant distinctions that justify PAC proponents prioritizing the prevention of abortion over miscarriage.
  • The time-relative interest account supports prioritizing the fight against major diseases over preventing miscarriage due to differences in the badness of death.
  • Recent arguments attempting to establish moral similarities between these types of deaths have been found unsuccessful.

Conclusions:

  • PAC proponents are not morally obliged to reorient resources towards preventing miscarriage above all else.
  • Ethical considerations, including the killing vs. letting die distinction and the time-relative interest account, provide a basis for prioritizing abortion prevention and combating disease over miscarriage prevention.
  • The moral landscape concerning reproductive decisions and end-of-life issues is complex and requires nuanced ethical analysis.