Question 1

Which of the following options best captures the court ruling in the Berman case?

Accepted Answer

A)  The court dismissed only the wrongful-birth action 
B)  The court dismissed only the wrongful-life action 
C)  The court dismissed both actions 
D)  The court heard both actions 
A)  The court dismissed only the wrongful-birth action 
B)  The court dismissed only the wrongful-life action 
C)  The court dismissed both actions 
D)  The court heard both actions B

Question 2

For whom is abortion to save the mother's life a hard case?

Accepted Answer

A)  For abortion defenders 
B)  For abortion critics 
C)  For both A and B 
D)  For neither A nor B 
A)  For abortion defenders 
B)  For abortion critics 
C)  For both A and B 
D)  For neither A nor B B

Question 3

Under which of the following categories does abortion for fetal defects fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hard cases of abortion 
B)  Typical cases of abortion 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A nor B 
A)  Hard cases of abortion 
B)  Typical cases of abortion 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  Neither A nor B A

Question 4

Can an appeal to commonsense support Richard Dawkins's position on the moral necessity of aborting fetuses with Down syndrome? How would the argument run? Are there other reasons he could offer? Should he apologize for his remarks to those who found them offensive? (See "Richard Dawkins: 'Immoral' not to Abort Down's Fetuses," BBC News, 8/21/2014.)

Accepted Answer

An appeal to commonsense may not necessa

Question 5

According to Chapter 12, on the morality of abortion, for Down syndrome scientist Richard Dawkins and journalist Caroline White, both

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreed about the poor quality of life of people with Down syndrome 
B)  Made quality-of-life judgments about people with Down syndrome 
C)  Tried to avoid discriminating against people with Down syndrome 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Agreed about the poor quality of life of people with Down syndrome 
B)  Made quality-of-life judgments about people with Down syndrome 
C)  Tried to avoid discriminating against people with Down syndrome 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Which of the moral theories below is most likely to agree with this argument: "Abortion for fetal defects is morally permissible and even obligatory whenever prenatal screening and diagnostic tests show that the fetus has a defect such that, if the pregnancy is carried to term, the neonate will face a life of unmitigated pain not compensated by comparable pleasure"

Accepted Answer

A)  Kantian ethics 
B)  Virtue ethics 
C)  Classical utilitarianism 
D)  Particularism 
A)  Kantian ethics 
B)  Virtue ethics 
C)  Classical utilitarianism 
D)  Particularism

Question 7

Given the medical evidence about some severe congenital disorders, which of the following best expresses the classical utilitarian position on abortion for fetal defects?

Accepted Answer

A)  That it is morally permissible but should be rare 
B)  That it is morally forbidden 
C)  That it is morally permissible and even mandatory 
D)  None of the above 
A)  That it is morally permissible but should be rare 
B)  That it is morally forbidden 
C)  That it is morally permissible and even mandatory 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Which of the congenital defects mentioned in this chapter is often thought to justify an abortion and which is not? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The question of justifying abortion base

Question 9

Was Caroline White's reply to Richard Dawkins on aborting fetuses with Down syndrome a justified personal attack? If not, what might she have said instead? (See "Richard Dawkins: 'Immoral' not to Abort Down's Fetuses," BBC News, 8/21/2014.)

Accepted Answer

Caroline White's reply to Richard Dawkin

Question 10

Which of the following responses can abortion defenders offer to objections from the moral impermissibility of late-term abortions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deny that such abortions amount to the killing of a person 
B)  Hold that such abortions are very rare 
C)  Contend that they are justified by analogy with abortion for fetal defects 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Deny that such abortions amount to the killing of a person 
B)  Hold that such abortions are very rare 
C)  Contend that they are justified by analogy with abortion for fetal defects 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Why is abortion for sex selection a hard case? What is the sexism charge against using abortion to this end? How might defenders of this practice respond?

Accepted Answer

Abortion for sex selection is a hard cas

Question 12

Abortion for fetal defects has been justified on the grounds that parents who plan to have only one child could try again later until they conceive a child of "right" sex. How might the conservative Sanctity-of-Life doctrine discussed in Chapter 12 reply to this argument?

Accepted Answer

The conservative Sanctity-of-Life doctri

Question 13

According to Chapter 12, sex-selective abortion faces what problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexism 
B)  Discrimination against women 
C)  Imbalance in the ratio of women to men in a society 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Sexism 
B)  Discrimination against women 
C)  Imbalance in the ratio of women to men in a society 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

For whom is abortion for sex selection a hard case?

Accepted Answer

A)  For abortion defenders 
B)  For abortion critics 
C)  For both A and B 
D)  For neither A nor B 
A)  For abortion defenders 
B)  For abortion critics 
C)  For both A and B 
D)  For neither A nor B

Question 15

The moral wrongness of killing a 6-year-old child because she has paralysis is invoked by an objection to which kind of abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abortion to save the mother's life or health 
B)  Abortion for fetal defects 
C)  Abortion for sex selection 
D)  Late-term abortion 
A)  Abortion to save the mother's life or health 
B)  Abortion for fetal defects 
C)  Abortion for sex selection 
D)  Late-term abortion

Which of the following options best captures the court ruling in the Berman case?

For whom is abortion to save the mother's life a hard case?

Under which of the following categories does abortion for fetal defects fall?

According to Chapter 12, on the morality of abortion, for Down syndrome scientist Richard Dawkins and journalist Caroline White, both

Given the medical evidence about some severe congenital disorders, which of the following best expresses the classical utilitarian position on abortion for fetal defects?

Which of the congenital defects mentioned in this chapter is often thought to justify an abortion and which is not? Explain.

Was Caroline White's reply to Richard Dawkins on aborting fetuses with Down syndrome a justified personal attack? If not, what might she have said instead? (See "Richard Dawkins: 'Immoral' not to Abort Down's Fetuses," BBC News, 8/21/2014.)

Which of the following responses can abortion defenders offer to objections from the moral impermissibility of late-term abortions?

Why is abortion for sex selection a hard case? What is the sexism charge against using abortion to this end? How might defenders of this practice respond?

Abortion for fetal defects has been justified on the grounds that parents who plan to have only one child could try again later until they conceive a child of "right" sex. How might the conservative Sanctity-of-Life doctrine discussed in Chapter 12 reply to this argument?

According to Chapter 12, sex-selective abortion faces what problem?

For whom is abortion for sex selection a hard case?

The moral wrongness of killing a 6-year-old child because she has paralysis is invoked by an objection to which kind of abortion?

The Study of Morality

Philosophical Accounts of Morality

Principle-Oriented and Case-Oriented Bioethics

Managing Patient Information

Consent With Competence and Without

Death and Dying

When Life Supports Are Futile or Refused

Medically Assisted Death

End-Of-Life Measures for Severely Compromised Newborns

Personhood in the Abortion Debate

Abortion in the Typical Case

Conflicts of Rights at Lifes Beginning

New Reproductive Technologies

Human Genetic Engineering

Biomedical Research on Animals

Biomedical Research on Humans

Justice in Healthcare

Appendix A: The Tools of Ethical Inquiry

Appendix B: Evolving Attitudes toward Ending or Preventing Human Life

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Exam 12: Abortion in the Hard Cases

Which of the following options best captures the court ruling in the Berman case?

For whom is abortion to save the mother's life a hard case?

Under which of the following categories does abortion for fetal defects fall?

According to Chapter 12, on the morality of abortion, for Down syndrome scientist Richard Dawkins and journalist Caroline White, both

Given the medical evidence about some severe congenital disorders, which of the following best expresses the classical utilitarian position on abortion for fetal defects?

Which of the congenital defects mentioned in this chapter is often thought to justify an abortion and which is not? Explain.

Was Caroline White's reply to Richard Dawkins on aborting fetuses with Down syndrome a justified personal attack? If not, what might she have said instead? (See "Richard Dawkins: 'Immoral' not to Abort Down's Fetuses," BBC News, 8/21/2014.)

Which of the following responses can abortion defenders offer to objections from the moral impermissibility of late-term abortions?

Why is abortion for sex selection a hard case? What is the sexism charge against using abortion to this end? How might defenders of this practice respond?

Abortion for fetal defects has been justified on the grounds that parents who plan to have only one child could try again later until they conceive a child of "right" sex. How might the conservative Sanctity-of-Life doctrine discussed in Chapter 12 reply to this argument?

According to Chapter 12, sex-selective abortion faces what problem?

For whom is abortion for sex selection a hard case?

The moral wrongness of killing a 6-year-old child because she has paralysis is invoked by an objection to which kind of abortion?

The Study of Morality

Philosophical Accounts of Morality

Principle-Oriented and Case-Oriented Bioethics

Managing Patient Information

Consent With Competence and Without

Death and Dying

When Life Supports Are Futile or Refused

Medically Assisted Death

End-Of-Life Measures for Severely Compromised Newborns

Personhood in the Abortion Debate

Abortion in the Typical Case

Conflicts of Rights at Lifes Beginning

New Reproductive Technologies

Human Genetic Engineering

Biomedical Research on Animals

Biomedical Research on Humans

Justice in Healthcare

Appendix A: The Tools of Ethical Inquiry

Appendix B: Evolving Attitudes toward Ending or Preventing Human Life

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