Label the Following Examples of Method II Arguments (Regarding Abortion)

question 13

Short Answer

Label the following examples of Method II arguments (regarding abortion) as examples of what kind of life has moral worth: Species Criterion (S), Modified Species Criterion (MS), Strict Potentiality Criterion (SP), Modified Potentiality Criterion (MP), or Actual Possession Criterion (A). Early-term fetuses do not have as much moral value as late- term fetuses.

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Definitions:

Excitation Phase

The initial stage in the sexual response cycle, characterized by an increase in physiological arousal.

Orgasmic Phase

A stage of the human sexual response cycle characterized by intense pleasure and the release of sexual tension, culminating in orgasm.

Ejaculation Phase

The stage in the male sexual response cycle during which semen is expelled from the body through the urethra.

Resolution Phase

The fourth phase of the sexual response cycle, during which the body gradually returns to its pre-aroused state.