
doi: 10.1086/292777
pmid: 11658724
Conspicuously absent from most discussions of the abortion issue are considerations of third-party interests, especially those of the father. A survey of the literature reveals an implicit assumption by most writers that the issue is to be viewed as a two-party conflict-the rights of the fetus versus the rights of the mother-and that an adequate analysis of the balance of these rights is sufficient to determine the conditions under which abortion is morally permissible. I shall argue, however, that in some cases it would be morally impermissible for a woman to have an abortion because it would be a wrongful harm to the father and a violation of his autonomy. Moreover, I shall argue for this on principles that I believe require a strong stand on women's rights.
Ethics, Freedom, Moral Obligations, Social Responsibility, Deception, Human Rights, Reproduction, Abortion, Induced, Single Person, Pregnant People, Fathers, Fetus, Pregnancy, Rape, Personal Autonomy, Humans, Female, Marriage, Spouses, Sexuality
Ethics, Freedom, Moral Obligations, Social Responsibility, Deception, Human Rights, Reproduction, Abortion, Induced, Single Person, Pregnant People, Fathers, Fetus, Pregnancy, Rape, Personal Autonomy, Humans, Female, Marriage, Spouses, Sexuality
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