Card Robert F
Department of Philosophy, State University of New York, Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, USA.
Bioethics. 2006 Sep;20(5):264-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2006.00503.x.
Don Marquis argues that abortion is morally wrong in most cases since it deprives the fetus of the value of its future. I criticize Marquis's argument for the modified conservative view by adopting an argumentative strategy in which I work within his basic account: if it is granted that his fundamental idea is sound, what follows about the morality of abortion? I conclude that Marquis is faced with a dilemma: either his position must shift towards the extreme conservative view on which abortion is never morally permissible, or he must abandon any recognizably conservative view. This dilemma suggests that Marquis's view is either deeply implausible or that he cannot use this argument to successfully support his preferred position.
唐·马奎斯认为，在大多数情况下堕胎在道德上是错误的，因为它剥夺了胎儿未来的价值。我通过采用一种论证策略来批评马奎斯支持修正保守观点的论证，即在他的基本论述框架内进行分析：如果承认他的基本观点是合理的，那么关于堕胎的道德性会得出什么结论呢？我的结论是，马奎斯面临一个两难困境：要么他的立场必须转向极端保守观点，即堕胎在道德上永远不被允许；要么他必须放弃任何可识别的保守观点。这个两难困境表明，马奎斯的观点要么极其不合理，要么他不能用这个论证来成功支持他所倾向的立场。
