Ethics - Ch. 11-13

All arguments regarding abortion depend on decisions regarding the moral status of the fetus

According to Thomson and her violinist analogy based on argument, if the fetus is thought to be a human being then abortion is not morally permissible

According to utilitarian reasoning, abortion is morally unjustified if it will lead to more unhappiness than happiness

According to Thomson, if one has a right to life one has a right to whatever is necessary to sustain that life

In using "Method I" to determine the morality of abortion we need to pick a point in fetal development and then tell what is present and why this is significant

If some action is immoral, then it follows from this alone that it ought also to be illegal

RU486 induces abortion by

A blastocyst is a

The ratio of boys to girls in some sections of China today is

Mackinnon listed all the following as stages of fetal development except

Sex-selective abortion is legal in

The woman least likely to have abortions are

According to the species-based criterion of "Method II", in order to have full moral value and a right to life an individual must have certain person-making characteristics, such as the ability to reason.

The Roe v. Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling on abortion asserts that a woman should always have a right to abortion if she so chooses.

According to the Roe v. Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling, abortion is not permissible beyond the 12th week of fetal development.

According to the Roe v. Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling, there is a fundamental right to privacy.

According to the Roe v. Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling, the right to privacy is absolute.

All moral theories will pose moral questions about sexual morality in the same way.

A consequentialist approach to judging sexual morality will ask whether one is using anyone or whether the sexual relation is an open one.

Couples who cohabitate before getting married are more likely to divorce for this reason alone.

Given the nature of morality as a function of benefits and harms and of treating persons with respect and disrespect, still sex is too personal to be a moral matter.

Whether or not sex is appropriate only within a married or committed relation according to a natural law perspective will depend on whether this is the most fitting or only fitting context for sex given what we are like.

To suggest that sex is only acceptable between consenting adults would rely on:

Which of the following is not a reason given for female circumcision:

Which of the following is not an example of utilitarian reasoning:

Which of the following is the best example of the Categorical Imperative:

The belief that gay's and lesbian's should live openly in same sex relationships, because doing so invites homophobic people to become more open and inclusive, comes under _____.

comprehensive sex education for teens in the US seems to have led to

Kant's categorical imperative would support all of these ideas about how we ought to behave in a sexual relationship, other than:

The principle of equality is a non-consequentialist moral principle.

If any group differences exist they will most probably be average differences.

According to the principle of equality, a society that preferred women for the respected and highly paid position of financial advisor would be justified in doing so if it could be proven that women by nature were more talented in such matters than men.

According to the principle of equality, in order to treat people differently in ways that deny them significant social benefits one need only show that there are real differences between them.

slavery was prohibited by the 19th amendment of the US Constitution.

Affirmative action programs presume that past discrimination and its resulting present disadvantage are relevant reasons for differential treatment.

When giving a consequentialist argument for affirmative action one need show only that these programs can have good consequences.

The U.S. Supreme Court concluded in the Bakke decision that consideration of race in school admissions was unconstitutional.

there are still wide disparities in employment statistics between whites and blacks in the US

Arguments for affirmative action based on reasons of compensatory justice must show that compensation to members of certain groups is justified.

what was the significance of the Bakke decision and the University of Michigan case?

the people affected by secondary racism or sexism are

all of the following are examples of types of affirmative action except

which of the following objections to affirmative action programs is raised by consequentialist critics?

which point does Fullinwider intend to make with the "Land of Giants" thought experiment?