You’re very welcome! I appreciate you reading and engaging :)
I’m a male and have not been pregnant. I’m familiar with Thompson’s arguments, and I don’t consider them decisive. Depending upon the weeks from gestation, the fetus may be a possible person, but they may also be an actual person.[1] Either way, as in longtermism, I don’t endorse a moral distinction between possible and actual people.
I respect your decision to bow out, so I won’t elaborate on these points unless you request me to. Thanks again for your engagement!
“Overall, the evidence, and a balanced reading of that evidence, points towards an immediate and unreflective pain experience mediated by the developing function of the nervous system from as early as 12 weeks.” Derbyshire, S. W., & Bockmann, J. C. (2020). Reconsidering fetal pain. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(1), 3–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2019-105701
You’re very welcome! I appreciate you reading and engaging :)
I’m a male and have not been pregnant. I’m familiar with Thompson’s arguments, and I don’t consider them decisive. Depending upon the weeks from gestation, the fetus may be a possible person, but they may also be an actual person.[1] Either way, as in longtermism, I don’t endorse a moral distinction between possible and actual people.
I respect your decision to bow out, so I won’t elaborate on these points unless you request me to. Thanks again for your engagement!
“Overall, the evidence, and a balanced reading of that evidence, points towards an immediate and unreflective pain experience mediated by the developing function of the nervous system from as early as 12 weeks.” Derbyshire, S. W., & Bockmann, J. C. (2020). Reconsidering fetal pain. Journal of Medical Ethics, 46(1), 3–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2019-105701