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Cards (3)

  • thalidomide baby example

    -pragmatic, practical to abort the baby
    -personalism, puts the needs of an actual person first
    -positivism, loving to save the baby from suffering
    -relativism, ignores rules on abortion
  • institiutionalised schizophrenic pregnant girl who was raped example

    -pragmatic, reduces the pain and suffering of the girl
    -personalist, puts the girls needs first over the potential person
    -positivist, loving to prevent suffering to the girl and the child
    -relativist, ignores fixed rules on abortion
  • romanian jewish doctor example
    aborted 3,000 pregnant jewish women who would be killed otherwise
    -pragmatic, saving some life instead of none
    -personalist, puts the needs of the actual person first
    -positivism, most loving outcome is to save some lives atleast
    -relativist, ignores rules on abortion