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Category Archives: Terms and Definitions
American Board of Physician Specialties: Code of Ethics (8 March 2015)–A Critique in Light of Abortion Practice
As a Diplomat of a recognized Specialty Board affiliated with the American Board of Physician Specialties, I pledge to: Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine Maintain loyalty to … Continue reading
Posted in Scholarly Reviews, Terms and Definitions
Tagged Abortion, America Board of Physicians, Ethics, Therapy, unethical
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The Principles of Medical Ethics (The American Medical Association, 2001), w/ Commentary
[Comments following the document] I. Preamble The medical profession has long subscribed to a body of ethical statements developed primarily for the benefit of the patient. As a member of this profession, a physician must recognize responsibility to patients first … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics of Abortion, Scholarly Reviews, Terms and Definitions, Uncategorized
Tagged Abortion, AMA, child-in-utero, Healthcare, medical, medicine, mother
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Conspicuous Absence of Humanity
Much of the abortion debate rages over sophisticated biological terms like gamete, sperm, egg, haploid, diploid, embryo, fetus, zygote, conceptus and so on. One should be careful however not to let the terms slip from distinctly human debates–to other animals. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, Terms and Definitions, When does Life Begin?
Tagged egg, gamete, human, human being, life, organism, sperm
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What are “Rights”?
In the abortion debate, all sides are liable to refer to our “rights.” The “right” to life, “right” to privacy, or the “right” of personal autonomy. The language is so common it might seem odd to think that some ethical … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics of Abortion, History of Abortion, Terms and Definitions
Tagged abortion rights, civil, Ethics, moral, natural, right of privacy, Right to life, rights
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Is abortion animal abuse?
Biologically speaking, human beings are classified as a kind of animal. Specifically, we are animalia (kingdom), chordata (phylum), mammalia (class), primate (order), hominidae (family), homo (gensus), sapiens (species). Often our status as animals is not terribly helpful in moral or … Continue reading
Hobby Lobby, Birth Control and Abortion
The recent supreme court decision in favor of Hobby Lobby has reignited a national debate. With wide debate and flared tempers, misinformation abounds. Let us clarify a few things here for the sake of keeping things truthful and hopefully civil. … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion Cases, Abortion Laws, Contraception Practices, Ethics of Abortion, Family Planning, History of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, Sex an Sexuality, Terms and Definitions, Uncategorized, When does Life Begin?, Women's Issues
Tagged Abortion, birth-control, Contraception, Healthcare, Hobby Lobby, religious freedom, separation of church and state, women's rights
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What’s Left of ‘My Body, My Right’?
The right to privacy just might be the most widely touted justification for abortion today. Implied within the right to life and to liberty, the concept of “privacy” demarcates the sacred domain of self-possession (my body), autonomy (my choice), and liberty … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion Cases, Abortion Laws, Abortion Practices, Contraception Practices, Ethics of Abortion, Family Planning, History of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, Sex an Sexuality, Terms and Definitions, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
Tagged Abortion, Abortion-on-demand, access, child, duty, human rights, mother, parent, personhood, privacy, responsibility, right
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Are Human Fetuses Parasites? (revised 5.6.19)
Occasionally abortion-choice advocates refer to fetal humans as parasites. We know what they are getting at. The child-in-utero is dependent on the mother, drains her energy, eats her food, etc. But, is “parasite” the right idea here? Are fetal … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics of Abortion, Philosophy of Abortion, Terms and Definitions, Uncategorized
Tagged Abortion, baby, child, dependence, dependent, human being, in utero, kittens, need, parasite, parasitic, person, puppies, symbiotic
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Unwaging the War on Women
[Originally presented by John D. Ferrer at the Bible and Beer Consortium at the Gingerman Pub, Fort Worth, TX 26 April, 2014] UNWAGING THE WAR ON WOMEN By: John D. Ferrer The common language of party politics is slander and … Continue reading
Abortion in Cases of Rape
In the battle over Abortion, one of the most common kinds of artillery is also the most eviscerating. The issue is over rape-pregnancies. This ammunition is powerful in arguments on abortion since it multiplies two emotionally charged settings together: abortion … Continue reading
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