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The natural-law tradition makes a special contribution to the abortion discussion by
{ 1 } - offering a nonconsequentialist argument against abortion.
{ 2 } - its principle of double effect.
{ 3 } - offering a consequentialist argument in favor of the permissibility of abortion.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
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The natural-law tradition makes a special contribution to the abortion discussion by
{ 1 } - offering a nonconsequentialist argument against abortion.
{ 2 } - its principle of double effect.
{ 3 } - offering a consequentialist argument in favor of the permissibility of abortion.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
This isn't so special, since many people in other traditions offer variations on this same argument ("Killing human life is seriously wrong, a fetus is innocent human life, so killing a fetus is seriously wrong").
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The natural-law tradition makes a special contribution to the abortion discussion by
{ 1 } - offering a nonconsequentialist argument against abortion.
{ 2 } - its principle of double effect.
{ 3 } - offering a consequentialist argument in favor of the permissibility of abortion.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
This principle, for those who consider abortion seriously wrong, has applications to abortion. On this principle, it can sometimes be permissible to perform a hysterectomy on a pregnant woman with uterine cancer even if the unborn child will likely die, as an unintended consequences of the operation; but it's wrong to directly kill the fetus (for example, by crushing its head).
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The natural-law tradition makes a special contribution to the abortion discussion by
{ 1 } - offering a nonconsequentialist argument against abortion.
{ 2 } - its principle of double effect.
{ 3 } - offering a consequentialist argument in favor of the permissibility of abortion.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
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The natural-law tradition makes a special contribution to the abortion discussion by
{ 1 } - offering a nonconsequentialist argument against abortion.
{ 2 } - its principle of double effect.
{ 3 } - offering a consequentialist argument in favor of the permissibility of abortion.
{ 4 } - all of the above.
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