Strengthened impairment argument does not restate Marquis.

J Med Ethics

Philosophy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Published: March 2021

With Perry Hendricks, I recently outlined a strengthened version of the impairment argument (SIA) for the immorality of abortion. Alex Gillham has argued that our use of Don Marquis' deprivation of a 'future-like ours' account entails we were merely restating Marquis' argument for the immorality of abortion. Here, I explain why SIA is more than just a reframing of Marquis.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2021-107302DOI Listing

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