The Following Questions for Readings: "Abortion Through a Feminist Ethics

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The Following Questions For Readings: "Abortion through a Feminist Ethics Lens," Susan Sherwin
-Sherwin says that feminists consider it self-evident that the

• A) life of the pregnant woman must be balanced against the life of the fetus.
• B) main focus of attention must be the moral status of the developing embryo.
• C) pregnant woman is a subject of principle concern in abortion decisions.
• D) pregnant woman is of great secondary moral concern.

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