Chapter 07 Self Quiz

Abortion
. The development stage at approximately 23 to 24 weeks of pregnancy when the fetus may survive outside the uterus is known as

. In Roe v. Wade, the Court saw a guaranteed right of personal privacy in

. A key premise in many arguments against abortion is that

. Mary Anne Warren identifies five traits that are "most central" to personhood and declares that a fetus

. Abortion liberals contend that even if infants are not persons, infanticide is

. Almost half of all pregnancies are unintended.

. Judith Jarvis Thomson argues that even if the unborn is a person from the moment of conception, abortion may still be morally justified.

. Some reject Thomson's argument by contending that it holds only if the woman bears no responsibility for her predicament.

. Most scientists involved in the issue of fetal pain think that fetal pain is probably not possible until after the time when most abortions take place.

. In a recent survey, 69 percent of adults say that Roe v. Wade should not be completely overturned.

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