PHL384H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sperm Donation, Misanthropy, Collective Responsibility
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Procreation and motherhood: is there a right to. For many people, viability is an important phrase/is a morally relevant property. Now, fetuses are viable as early as 22 weeks. This has implications for the rights of the mother in terms of having an abortion. Going even further back, points like embryo-genesis and neuro-genesis are important with research, to some. They also include the right of all to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion, and violence. : the rst right is positive, the second is negative. There is a positive right to say that somebody ought to provide us with the information and means. There is also a negative of not being interfered with. He has philanthropic reasons for this (i. e. its not in the interests of the child to be born, e. g. su ering), as well as misanthropic reasons.
