Case Study: Maternal and Fetal Viability
A young married couple, Tina and Jeff, recently moved into their
1. Should Tina’s pregnancy continue, or should Jeff consider abortion as
an option, both for the sake of Tina’s health and out of concern for the
viability of the fetus?
2. Does the fetus have moral status and deserve continued medical
treatment, or is the viability of the fetus questionable enough to merit
Jeff focusing primarily upon restoring the health of Tina?
3. What is the Christian view of the worth of human persons?
4. How might different moral status theories lead Jeff to make different
decisions?
