Would It Be Morally Permissible to Abort a Woman's Fetus

question 25

Multiple Choice

Would it be morally permissible to abort a woman's fetus to save her life? According to natural law theory,the answer is:

• A)no, unless the woman's life is deemed more important than that of the fetus.
• B)yes, as long as the woman is in the first trimester of pregnancy.
• C)no.
• D)yes.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

refers to events that cannot occur at the same time in a probabilistic experiment.

P(A)

The probability of an event A occurring.

P(B)

Represents the probability of an event B occurring in probability theory and statistics.

Classical Approach

A method or theory in economics and political philosophy centered around free markets, competition, and limited government intervention.