Centre for Faith, Ethics & Society, University of Notre Dame, PO Box 944 Broadway 2007, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
J Med Ethics. 2013 May;39(5):e1-4. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100692.
In the article 'After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?' arguments are made in favour of the moral permissibility of intentionally killing newborn infants, under particular conditions. Here we argue that their arguments are based on an indefensible view of personhood, and we question the logic of harm and interest that informs their arguments. Furthermore, we argue that the conclusions here are so contrary to ordinary moral intuitions that the argument and conclusions based upon it-including those which defend more mainstream methods of abortion-should be treated with immediate suspicion.
在文章《死后堕胎：为什么婴儿应该活着？》中，有人提出在特定条件下，故意杀死新生儿在道德上是允许的。在这里，我们认为他们的论点基于一种不可捍卫的人格观点，我们质疑他们论点中所依据的伤害和利益逻辑。此外，我们认为这里的结论与普通的道德直觉如此相悖，以至于基于该论点的结论——包括那些为更主流的堕胎方法辩护的结论——应该立即受到怀疑。
