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

Journal of Medical Ethics 50 (11):768-769 (2024)
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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.

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