Health Sciences 2610F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Judith Jarvis Thomson, Fetus, Brain Death
14 Dec 2016
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The preg women"s moral status is known: she is entitled to. Privacy and freedom is not given to: young children, mentally ill individuals, mentally disabled individuals. Privacy and freedom are limited to: adolescents, young teenagers. Full rights are given to: teens that reached the age of majority, adults. Canada is the only country in the western world without abortion laws. Appearance does not make one a human being. Being human is more of: having human dna, possessing psychological properties or capacities that make life meaningful. Be aware of life"s experiences makes life valuable. Fetus vs tree correlation and the knowledge of it"s own existence. Interest towards life to live and lose: if tree does not know it exists/fetus then it is not conscious/self aware and therefore human. Criminal code of canada: child is human when it has breathed, has independent circulation or navel strong is severed.
