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Abortion and infanticide: why the parent-child relationship symmetry breaker fails.
Some pro-life philosophers have argued that if one accepts abortion, one should accept infanticide. Prabhpal Singh has proposed a symmetry breaker. He argues that the parent-child relationship can only be obtained between born humans and such a relationship entails that infanticide is wrong. I consider this account and argue that not only is its central claim, that only born humans can stand in a parent-child relationship, unmotivated, but even if accepted, it would still not explain why infanticide is wrong.
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Journal of Medical Ethics is a leading international journal that reflects the whole field of medical ethics. The journal seeks to promote ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice. It features articles on various ethical aspects of health care relevant to health care professionals, members of clinical ethics committees, medical ethics professionals, researchers and bioscientists, policy makers and patients.
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JME is the official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics.