Unpractical Ethics

Unpractical Ethics: The Singer Approach

Singer’s argument:
1. It is fine to kill a non-rational and non-functional member of society
2. A fetus is neither rational nor functional member of society
Therefore, it is fine to terminate the pregnancy of a fetus.
Counter argument:
1. A fetus has just as much of a claim to life as a human being.
2. A fetus has no ability to object to the termination of his/her life.
3. According to Singer, it is wrong to kill a human being without their consent.
Therefore, it is wrong to kill a fetus.
The following is an excerpt of my confrontation with Mr. Singer. (You refers to Singer):
Mr. Singer, first I would like to say that your book brings up a lot of interesting and controversial topics, and although I do not agree with everything that you have to say, I commend you for writing it. One of your opinions that I ...