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In their replies, Nathan Nobis and Christopher Tollefsen both offer competing accounts of what grounds human rights. In your essay, explain the authors' disagreement, drawing from both of their accounts. Then, briefly describe the extent to which you take the human rights issue to be an important one in the abortion debate. In other words, how much rides on whether human fetuses have rights? Can abortion be justified even if they do?


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Distributive Justice

The perceived fairness of how resources and rewards are distributed within a group or organization.

Ethical Egoism

The belief that actions are morally right if they benefit the individual making the decision.

Utilitarianism

A moral theory that suggests that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Altruism

The selfless concern for the well-being of others, often manifesting in actions that prioritize others' interests above one's own.

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