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Fetuses are not adult humans: a response to Miller on abortion.

Ben Saunders
Published in: Journal of medical ethics (2024)
Miller has recently argued that fetuses have the same inherent value as non-disabled adults. However, we do not need to postulate some property possessed equally by all humans, including fetuses, in order to explain the equality of non-disabled adults. It would suffice if there were some property possessed by all non-disabled adults, but not by fetuses.
Keyphrases
  • gestational age
  • preterm birth