What premise is missing in this consequentialist argument for abortion?
What premise is missing in this consequentialist argument for abortion?
For example, an abortion can avoid the disgrace of an unwed mother, the disruption of schooling or a career, and financial burdens. And the child has less chance for happiness when these problems or probable birth defects exist.
Opponents say that we can have equally good results without abortion -- or that we can't really know whether having or not having the baby would produce better consequences. Or they attack the consequentialist premise.
What premise is missing in this consequentialist argument for abortion?
This premise won't get us to the conclusion.
What premise is missing in this consequentialist argument for abortion?
This premise won't get us to the conclusion.