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Contraception &
Unprotected Sex
- Virtue Ethics
- If someone knows they wouldn't make a good
parent, then they have the obligation to avoid
becoming a parent as that is the virtuous thing
to do, even if this means use of contraception
- Michael Slote - a virtue is a kind of balanced caring
between those who are close to us and people in
general → use of contraception expresses care as it
prevents unwanted pregnancy and/or STDs;
unprotected sex wouldn't be the virtuous thing to do
- If someone knows they wouldn't make a good
parent, then they have the obligation to avoid
becoming a parent as that is the virtuous thing
to do, even if this means use of contraception
- Free will &
Determinism
- Determinism - we do not have free will in
determining whether or not we will get STDs
or unwanted pregnancies → use of
contraception will not change this
- Free will - we determine whether
we become pregnant or get STDs
→ use of contraception would be
the most moral thing to do
- Determinism - we do not have free will in
determining whether or not we will get STDs
or unwanted pregnancies → use of
contraception will not change this
- Natural Law
- Contraception is unnatural - the
natural consequence of sex is
conceiving a child; it is wrong to
interfere with this → contraception is
immoral; unprotected sex is moral
- Contraception goes against the
primary precepts - preservation of life
and reproduction → contraception is
immoral and unprotected sex is moral
- Contraception is unnatural - the
natural consequence of sex is
conceiving a child; it is wrong to
interfere with this → contraception is
immoral; unprotected sex is moral
- Conscience
- Aquinas' synderesis rule -
use of contraception →
doing good and avoiding evil
- Newman - conscience detects the truth
coming from God → listen to the voice
of God to know whether to use
contraception or not
- Aquinas' synderesis rule -
use of contraception →
doing good and avoiding evil
- Situation Ethics
- Positivism - use of contraception
portrays love → prevents unwanted
pregnancies and transmission of STDs
- Personalism - use of
contraceptions shows love for the
person → considering their health
and preferences regardless of laws
- Positivism - use of contraception
portrays love → prevents unwanted
pregnancies and transmission of STDs
- Religious Attitudes
- Contraception is a form of
abortion - prevents the
development of a fertilised
egg, which is seen as murder
→ contraception is wrong;
favour unprotected sex
- Protestant churches - contraception
is allowed as long as it doesn't
encourage promiscuous sexual
activity → preferably within marriage
- Roman Catholic church - only allows for
'natural' forms of contraception i.e.
withdrawal, rhythm method; using
contraception is 'intrinsically evil' → favours
unprotected sex only within marriage
- Contraception is a form of
abortion - prevents the
development of a fertilised
egg, which is seen as murder
→ contraception is wrong;
favour unprotected sex
- Utilitarianism
- Bentham - use of contraception allows for
the maximisation of pleasure while also
avoiding pain that can potentially be caused
by unprotected sex e.g. STD's and unwanted
pregnancy → contraception is moral
- Contraception prevents potential human beings
being conceived - according to Hare, if these
are the preferences of the individual → use of
contraception is moral compared to unprotected
sex which would go against the preferences
- Bentham - use of contraception allows for
the maximisation of pleasure while also
avoiding pain that can potentially be caused
by unprotected sex e.g. STD's and unwanted
pregnancy → contraception is moral
- Kantian Ethics
- It is an individual's duty
to use contraception as
this is the right thing to do
- Hypothetical imperative - in order
to not get pregnant or get STDs,
you must use contraception
- 1st maxim - use of contraception couldn't
be universalised → many people, even the
most influential, would potentially cease to
exist; unprotected sex couldn't be
universalised → a lot more unwanted
pregnancies and STDs - strain on medical
health and adoption agencies
- It is an individual's duty
to use contraception as
this is the right thing to do
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