The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation
Permissibility of contraception as a method of birth control is closely connected with issues of moral justification of reproductive autonomy, namely the question whether or not individuals should be allowed to autonomously and freely decide if they are going to have children, when and how many....
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Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade
2012-01-01
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| author | Prijić-Samaržija Snježana |
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| description | Permissibility of contraception as a method of birth control is closely connected with issues of moral justification of reproductive autonomy, namely the question whether or not individuals should be allowed to autonomously and freely decide if they are going to have children, when and how many. The development of medical and scientific technologies led to the usage of artificial methods of contraception that can prevent conception with the goal of postponing and planning the birth of a child. In the first part I analyze the bioethical arguments that appear in debates about reproductive autonomy and which can be mobilized against the permissibility of contraception. In the second part I have compared the bioethical arguments to those used against the artificial contraception in the literature about the philosophy of sexuality. In the third and final part, I have argued against the stance of G.E.M. Anscombe and J. Finnis that there is morally relevant distinction between artificial and natural methods of birth control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02e88c0165034298b161771299e4d6dd2022-12-22T03:44:15ZdeuInstitute for Philosophy and Social Theory, BelgradeFilozofija i Društvo0353-57382012-01-0123441810.2298/FID1204004PThe moral status of contraception and openness to procreationPrijić-Samaržija SnježanaPermissibility of contraception as a method of birth control is closely connected with issues of moral justification of reproductive autonomy, namely the question whether or not individuals should be allowed to autonomously and freely decide if they are going to have children, when and how many. The development of medical and scientific technologies led to the usage of artificial methods of contraception that can prevent conception with the goal of postponing and planning the birth of a child. In the first part I analyze the bioethical arguments that appear in debates about reproductive autonomy and which can be mobilized against the permissibility of contraception. In the second part I have compared the bioethical arguments to those used against the artificial contraception in the literature about the philosophy of sexuality. In the third and final part, I have argued against the stance of G.E.M. Anscombe and J. Finnis that there is morally relevant distinction between artificial and natural methods of birth control.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2012/0353-57381204004P.pdfcontraceptionbioethicsphilosophy of sexualityreproductive autonomyintentionnatural and artificial methods |
| spellingShingle | Prijić-Samaržija Snježana The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation Filozofija i Društvo contraception bioethics philosophy of sexuality reproductive autonomy intention natural and artificial methods |
| title | The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation |
| title_full | The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation |
| title_fullStr | The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation |
| title_short | The moral status of contraception and openness to procreation |
| title_sort | moral status of contraception and openness to procreation |
| topic | contraception bioethics philosophy of sexuality reproductive autonomy intention natural and artificial methods |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2012/0353-57381204004P.pdf |
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