exam 2 - marquis

Question 1

equal consideration of interests

Answer 1

treating like interests alike

pigs : humans :: fetuses : adult humans

Question 2

how does marquis tie ECI to abortion?

Answer 2

ffetuses share interests with adult humans, so we should treat them similarly

Question 3

future-like-ours

Answer 3

futures constituted by accomplishing certain goals, oursuing activities, etc

Question 4

how does marquis tie FLO to abortion?

Answer 4

if we take humans’ FLOs into consideration, we ought to do the same for fetuses

Question 5

theory of wrongness of killing

premise (1)

Answer 5

it’s wrong to kill humans because it deprives them of their FLO

same goes for fetuses

Question 5

argument againsr abortion

4 premises; 1 conclusion

Answer 5

(1) depriving a being of FLO is seriously morally wrong
(2) killing fetus deprives FLO
(3) killing fetus = seriously morally wrong
(4) abortion = killing fetus
(c) abortion = seriously morally wrong

Question 6

objection from interests

Answer 6

how can fetuses have FLOs without cognitive functions?

Question 7

marquis’ reply to objection from interests

Answer 7

taking interest doesn’t equate to having interests

Question 8

objection from ageism

Answer 8

there’s an implication that killing young people is more wrong than killing old people

Question 9

marquis’ reply to objection from ageism

Answer 9

there’s good—legal—reasons to standarize punishments for killing regardless of age

Question 10

objection from contraception

Answer 10

is marquis is right, then contraception is wrong

Question 11

marquis’ reply to objection from contraception

Answer 11

contraception prevents lives from coming into existence, so there’s no FLO being deprived from anyone

neither does sperm/egg

Question 12

in which cases are abortions permissible?

marquis

Answer 12

• life threatening situation
• rape