The Relevance Thesis and the Trap of Mistakenly Strict Principles About Abortion
I argue that physicians can save women from life-threatening pregnancies by performing a craniotomy, placentectomy, or salpingotomy without intending death or harm. To support this conclusion, I defend the relevance thesis about intentions (a person intends X only if X explains the action). I then c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association
Year: 2023, Volume: 97, Pages: 249-260 |
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