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Abortion ban advocates can justify a rape exception by permitting abortions that withdraw life support, not actively kill the fetus. This nuanced approach aligns with deontological ethics and avoids moral absurdity.

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  • Bioethics
  • Moral Philosophy
  • Reproductive Rights

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  • Abortion ban advocates often oppose abortion, but may consider exceptions for rape.
  • Previous arguments suggest allowing abortion in rape cases requires concessions, such as permitting abortions only if performed in a specific manner (withdrawing life support).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To argue that abortion ban advocates can consistently justify a rape exception.
  • To demonstrate that the specific method of abortion (withdrawing life support) is not an absurd concession.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of ethical arguments concerning abortion.
  • Examination of deontological principles and their application to abortion methods.
  • Critique of existing arguments by Blackshaw and others regarding abortion exceptions.

Main Results:

  • The view that abortion in rape cases is permissible only if life support is withdrawn is not absurd.
  • Blackshaw's position is argued to be inconsistent.
  • Deontological ethics supports this view, as permissibility can be path-dependent.
  • Extraction abortions in rape cases are permissible non-omissive allowings, not killings.

Conclusions:

  • Abortion ban advocates can logically and ethically permit abortions in cases of rape.
  • The concession involves allowing abortions performed by withdrawing life support, which is morally permissible.
  • This approach allows for a rape exception without compromising core principles of abortion ban advocacy.