PHIL 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Canadian Medical Association, Chorea, Egg Cell
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Chapter 15 the right to have children. No rights are absolute: most ethical theorists agree that no rights are absolute. Minimally, their exercise is conditioned by the situations in which they are claimed, and by the equal and competing rights of others. Responsible family planning" - excerpt from the white paper on family planning, people"s. Republic of china: the contradiction between population on one hand and survival and development on the other is especially sharp in developing countries with a fast population growth. Family planning in china is pursued in complete accordance with the relevant principles and human rights requirements designated by the international community: never in any country are rights and duties absolute, but rather, they are relative. There are no duties apart from rights, or rights apart from duties: as china has a large population, the chinese government has to limit the number of births of its citizens.