Abstract
In a previous paper, I had argued that Strong's counterexamples to Marquis's argument against abortion-according to which terminating fetuses is wrong because it deprives them of a valuable future-fail either because they have no bearing on Marquis's argument or because they make unacceptable claims about what constitutes a valuable future. In this paper I respond to Strong's criticism of my argument according to which I fail to acknowledge that Marquis uses "future like ours" and "valuable future" interchangeably. I show that my argument does not rely on not acknowledging that "future like ours" and "valuable future" are interchangeable; and that, rather, it is exactly by replacing "future like ours" with "valuable future" that I construct my argument against Strong. I conclude with some remarks on how Marquis's concept of "future like ours" should be interpreted.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Medical Ethics |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 651-2 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISSN | 0306-6800 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2009 |
Keywords
- Abortion, Induced
- Female
- Human Rights
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- Value of Life