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    • 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
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