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utsfl:classroom:seminars:pba203y [2023/05/18 14:20] – [Misc Notes] mmccannutsfl:classroom:seminars:pba203y [2023/10/30 20:25] (current) – mmccann
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 The guiding principle, recognizing the human rights of the pre-born, is not that either the life/rights of the child or mother takes precedence over the other, but that we're dealing with //two patients// in any complication surrounding pregnancy and we need to do our best to attend to the well-being of both. The guiding principle, recognizing the human rights of the pre-born, is not that either the life/rights of the child or mother takes precedence over the other, but that we're dealing with //two patients// in any complication surrounding pregnancy and we need to do our best to attend to the well-being of both.
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 +As this [[https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/health/brain-surgery-in-utero/index.html|CNN article]] about a successful fetal surgery writes: "But for this surgery, there were **two patients:** Kenyatta and her baby."
 ==== Is Abortion Ever Ethically Permissible? ==== ==== Is Abortion Ever Ethically Permissible? ====
   * Killing an innocent human being is never OK -- even if it's to save another human being   * Killing an innocent human being is never OK -- even if it's to save another human being
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   * FIXME Savita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S24yxcn379Y&list=PLrPqu4eanx6355cp8aIiAB7qpl0EmzAeA&index=26   * FIXME Savita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S24yxcn379Y&list=PLrPqu4eanx6355cp8aIiAB7qpl0EmzAeA&index=26
  
 +FIXME Communication/PR and legal problems for when pro-lifers say "abortion is never medically necessary"
 +ERI article: https://blog.equalrightsinstitute.com/abortion-and-medical-necessity-improving-the-pro-life-approach/
 +SPL short video summary of article: https://youtube.com/shorts/4bZqIkJ9gH4?feature=share
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 +FIXME both an apologetics issue AND a strategy issue re: laws
 +FIXME objection: "we need to get rid of all abortion laws because even if there are medical exemptions, providers will not intervene out of fear or confusion about the laws"
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 +This is like saying "we need to get rid of all sexual assault laws because sometimes healthcare providers need to perform emergency pelvic exams on unconscious patients, and if there are laws prohibiting sexual assault, they will hesitate or refrain from doing emergency pelvic exams because of fear or confusion about the laws"
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 +Or "if we have laws that generally prohibit sticking a knife in another person's head, then fearful/confused doctors will hesitate to perform emergency brain surgeries, so we need to get rid of all laws against head stabbing"
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 +FIXME missed miscarriage case in Ohio and DC: explanation of why it seems incredibly unlikely that anti abortion laws played a role in delay of care, especially since the delayed care began in a place with no abortion restrictions (Washington DC) https://youtu.be/nRZAFw3tNiM?si=MuQ58c7beJZacO2G