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| − | Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book ''Animal Liberation.'' Singer advocates the killing of certain newborn infants at the discretion of their parents. [http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648] | + | Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book ''Animal Liberation.'' |
| + | *Singer advocates the killing of certain newborn infants at the discretion of their parents. | ||
| + | *The conditions he has explicitly named as sufficient justification for active infanticide include Down syndrome, spina bifida, and hemophilia. [http://www.social-ecology.org/article.php?story=20031202122825648] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, May 16, 2007
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book Animal Liberation.
- Singer advocates the killing of certain newborn infants at the discretion of their parents.
- The conditions he has explicitly named as sufficient justification for active infanticide include Down syndrome, spina bifida, and hemophilia. [1]