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Topic: Applied Ethics: Summarise and discuss at least one argument in favour of abortion or against abortion, contained in the essay "The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of Double Effect" by P. Foot
Length: 1438 Words

Abortion has always been a morally questioned medical procedure. However significant advances in science led to abortion becoming less of a risk for the mother acted as a catalyst for the debate. According to the ‘National Right to Life’ website (a pro-life/conservative movement in the US) the American Law Institute passed laws that allowed individual states to legalise “abortion for reasons including the mental of physical health of the mother, pregnancy due to rape or incest, and fetal deformity...



Topic: If we provided places where the homeless could carry out essential bodily functions, would this be enough for them to be considered ‘free’?
Length: 1385 Words

Before we look at how to answer the question, it is highly important to define the key terms to identify what the issue is and who it affects. Firstly the term homeless is simply defined as literally ‘homeless – adjective - without a home’ (Dignen, 2000, p201) and interestingly gives a range of synonyms including ‘abandoned’ and ‘down and out’. Since this definition is undoubtedly vague (what is a home?) I shall give a clearer cut definition...



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