Word: moralisms
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...seems that those who are most passionate about abortion have lost sight of the forces that drive women to such extremes, for all of their moral posturing and muddled rhetoric ignores a key aspect of human nature: Even the most well-intentioned ethical conviction will always be bested by human necessity. This is inevitable—it’s hardwired into our genes...
This is not, of course, to argue that abortions are ideal, or that they should be had casually, as a matter of convenience; on the contrary. Unwanted pregnancies are unfortunate, no matter what the reason. Nevertheless, the mother has a moral responsibility towards both her own health (mental and physical) and that of her future offspring, that in some cases may outweigh moral considerations towards the unborn fetus. Clearly, the mother must consider, and consider carefully, which of her moral responsibilities is the heavier—it comes down to a question of how adversely the child will affect...
...ground that the tangible benefits of using the money...should overcome the more abstract, symbolic considerations that might lead us to turn down such benefactions.” “I am not yet persuaded that Harvard should have an obligation to investigate each donor and impose detailed moral standards” prior to accepting donations, he wrote then. Epstein, whose defense attorneys include Alan M. Dershowitz, the Frankfurter professor of law, last month pled not guilty to the charge of soliciting prostitution. In an affidavit released by the Palm Beach Police Department, the police said it had probable...
...tells TIME. "The Administration must either extradite Posada Carriles to Venezuela under the terms of our 1922 extradition treaty, or try him here in the U.S. as a known terrorist suspect in this hemisphere. Otherwise, the U.S. is just demonstrating further that it has a double moral standard when it comes to fighting terrorism." Cuban leaders hosting this week's summit of the Non Aligned Movement echoed those sentiments, describing Washington's handling of the Posada case as a just the latest example of its hypocrisy...
...Skeptics argue that far from being a fact, the obesity epidemic is a potpourri of scientific, moral and ideological assumptions. One of these-that fat is bad and will eventually make you sick-ignores evidence that high BMI is associated with lower incidence of numerous diseases and syndromes, including some cancers, emphysema, anemia, bronchitis, osteoarthritis and hip fracture. It also skirts the evidence for fat, in many cases, being little more than a benign marker of an individual's genetic predisposition to carry it. According to GPs, there are many people who eat sensibly, exercise regularly and have excellent health...