Why the immorality of consuming alcohol during pregnancy cannot tell us that abortion is immoral: A reply to Hendricks

Björn Lundgren

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Abstract

Recently, Perry Hendricks argued that abortion is immoral even if the fetus is not a person. He did so by arguing that causing a future child to suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome is wrong because it is an impairment, and an abortion would be an even more substantial impairment. Here I reply that the argument depends on ignoring relevant facts that are essential for moral decision-making. Moreover, if we adapt the argument to consider these essential facts, then the argument fails because it no longer applies to the case under consideration.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)388-389
JournalBioethics
Volume35
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 May 2021

Keywords

  • abortion
  • impairment argument

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