Exam 2: Quiz 7

Question 1

According to Don Marquis, this is what we must consider when determining whether the fetus deserves the same moral consideration as any other being.

Answer 1

Future Like Ours

Question 2

Some states had these in place so that once Roe v. Wade was overturned they could instantly enact new legislation limiting access to abortion.

Answer 2

Trigger Laws

Question 3

The Supreme Court made its 2022 abortion decision based on this case.

Answer 3

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

Question 4

Mary Anne Warren claims that even if a fetus has this status, it can’t compete with the pregnant person’s right to choose abortion.

Answer 4

Potential Personhood

Question 5

Given his argument, Don Marquis claims this practice is NOT morally prohibited

Answer 5

Euthanasia

Question 6

One problem with Mary Anne Warren’s argument is that it can justify this practice in addition to abortion.

Answer 6

Infanticide

Question 7

The trait that Mary Anne Warren claims is minimally required in order for a being to have personhood.

Answer 7

Consciousness

Question 8

In his article, Wesley Smith appeals to this kind of argument to make his case in favor of overturning Roe v. Wade.

Answer 8

Slippery slope

Question 9

An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous

Answer 9

Slippery slope

Question 10

The idea that an embryo or fetus has the potential to become a person with full rights

Answer 10

Potential Personhood