class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # BSOC/STS 2051 Discussion Section ## Week 9, Disc 8 ### Xuewen Yan ### 2021-10-21 --- # Housekeeping Check in now: [Attendance sheet](https://forms.gle/vMhUiWnqmXctJtD89) Section slides: [https://rpubs.com/xwueyan](https://rpubs.com/xwueyan) Final paper instructions on Canvas; set topics & self-chosen (needs approved) topics --- # Section audio (& reading) from npr Vantage points (advocates for pregnant women; personhood of fetus; obstetricians & gynecologists). - Should there be personhood in the womb, what's the implications of saying yes or no (by whom)? - Moral status/value of the fetus? Does a fetus have rights? How should we think of those in relation to those of the pregnant woman? - Should pregnant women be held accountable for doing or not doing things that pose risks to the fetus? Morally? Legally? (& by whom? The government?) - What is the best way to advance the wellbeing of the fetus? Concerns with criminalizing/Ms. Beltran's case? Potential role of HCPs, social workers etc? - Should HCPs think of the pregnant woman and her fetus as one or two patients? Ethical implications forin obstetrics? - How should HCPs consider the interests of the fetus if a pregnant woman's request or refusal (e.g.,c/section) a treatment or procedure may pose risk to the fetus? --- # Group Activity: Abortion policy design If you were asked to design a public policy road map (supposedly without funing concerns) that most individuals, whether pro-life or pro-choice, could likely support, what would be the broad components? - Hint: Are there any points/shared values or goals that we can agree on, despite the moral complexities and diverse viewpoints that exist in our society regarding abortion? Discuss with your group mates & draw your own maps on the cards