Aquinas as an Advocate of Abortion? The Appeal to ‘Delayed Animation’ in Contemporary Christian Ethical Debates on the Human Embryo
It has become common, in both popular and scholarly discourse, to appeal to ‘delayed animation’ as an argument for abortion (DAAA). Augustine and Aquinas seemingly held that the rational soul was infused midway in pregnancy, and therefore did not regard early abortion as homicide. The authority of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2013
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2013, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-124 |
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Augustine
B ensoulment B delayed animation B Aquinas B Abortion B Human embryo |
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