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Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is best known for his book ''Animal Liberation.'' | 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. | *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] | + | *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]
