The View That the Fetus Becomes a Person at Quickening

question 14

Multiple Choice

The view that the fetus becomes a person at quickening is problematic because

• A) the phenomenon of quickening is an illusion.
• B) quickening is largely a function of modern medical know-how.
• C) quickening signals a quantum jump in the sentience of the fetus.
• D) quickening signifies nothing that can be plausibly linked to personhood.

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