+ Case Discussion: The Unwanted Pregnancy-Case 5.1 Pastoral
Approaches Moral Discussions Discussions with the parents
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+ Background Roe v. Wade (1973) Doe v. Bolton (1973) Webster v.
Reproductive Services (1989) Planned Parenthood v. Casey
(1992)
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+ Biblical Teaching Image of God in persons Incarnation
Continuity of Personal Identity Psalm 139 Psalm 51 Discontinuity?:
Exodus 21:22-23
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+ Common Pro-Choice Arguments Ad Hominem Arguments My Body-My
Choice Unwanted Children Back-Alley Butchers Discriminatory Rape
and Incest
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+ ABORTION Personhood of Unborn Principal Line of Argument Main
Decisive Moments Birth Viability Brain Activity Implantation
Sentience
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+ ABORTION Warren and the argument from function Criteria for
Personhood Problems with functional criteria Being a person vs.
functioning as a person Counter examples Idea of the Potential
Person
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+ ABORTION Thomson and the Violinist Killing vs. withdrawing
life support Applies strictly only when sex is non-consensual
Unborn have a prima facie claim on the mothers body
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+ ABORTION Abortion and the Artificial Womb Roe v. Wade about
womens rights over own body Right not to be pregnant vs. right to
end the life of the child Could provide powerful visual image of
the developing child
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+ ABORTION Feminism and Abortion Today Naomi Wolf, Our Bodies,
Our Souls, The New Republic, October 16, 1995.
