Adventures in Moral Consistency: How to Develop an Abortion Ethic through an Animal Rights Framework

The question of whether there is a connection between the moral discussions regarding animal rights and abortion has been the subject of on-going debate in both the academic literature and general public discourse. While some ethicists and theologians have come to agree that a pro-life ethic demands...

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Published in:Ethical theory and moral practice 2015-02, Vol.18 (1), p.145-164
Main Author: Abbate, Cheryl E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Analysis
Animal rights
Animal rights movement
Discourse analysis
Education
Ethical aspects
Ethics
Moral consistency
Moral philosophy
Morality
Ontology
Philosophy
Philosophy of Medicine
Political Philosophy
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
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Summary:The question of whether there is a connection between the moral discussions regarding animal rights and abortion has been the subject of on-going debate in both the academic literature and general public discourse. While some ethicists and theologians have come to agree that a pro-life ethic demands an animal liberation ethic, others encourage animal liberationists to acknowledge that the principles which govern the animal rights movement have implications for the moral issue of abortion and that it is inconsistent for animal liberationists to promote an ethic for animals while failing to recognize the inherent value of fetuses.
ISSN:1386-2820
1572-8447
DOI:10.1007/s10677-014-9515-y