Posted: Jul 15, 2019 7:01 pm
You might find this an interesting read, if you're not already familiar with it
https://spot.colorado.edu/~heathwoo/Phi ... homson.htm
It's a famous piece of philosophy on the subject, published in 1971. And like your example it considers the consequences of conceding fetal personhood, concluding that it does not actually end the debate after all.
It's part of a longer series of arguments which are worth a read in their entirety (if you find that sort of thing interesting or informative).
https://spot.colorado.edu/~heathwoo/Phi ... homson.htm
It's a famous piece of philosophy on the subject, published in 1971. And like your example it considers the consequences of conceding fetal personhood, concluding that it does not actually end the debate after all.
It's part of a longer series of arguments which are worth a read in their entirety (if you find that sort of thing interesting or informative).