the theories on Abortion Flashcards
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NML the synderisis rule
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Aquinas believed in an innate human tendency to want to do good and avoid evil in order to find fulfilment and happiness in life
2
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NML: What do humans do in order to fulfil the primary precepts
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Make rules: called the secondary precepts
3
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NML: example of a secondary precept that relates to abortion
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‘Do not murder’ because it fulfils the preservation of life
‘do not abort the unborn’ because it fulfils pres of life AND continuation of the species
