RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Human equality arguments against abortion
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP jme-2022-108572
DO 10.1136/jme-2022-108572
A1 Calum Miller
YR 2022
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2022/11/15/jme-2022-108572.abstract
AB In this paper, I argue that a commitment to a very modest form of egalitarianism—equality between non-disabled human adults—implies fetal personhood. Since the most plausible bases for human value are in being human, or in a gradated property, and since the latter of which implies an inequality between non-disabled adult humans, I conclude that the most plausible basis for human equality is in being human—an attribute which fetuses have.Data sharing not applicable as no datasets generated and/or analysed for this study.