1. Which view do humanists tend to take on

biological-human abortion? (pro life/pro choice?) Non persons 2. What do humanists suggest for women who are considering having an abortion? 3. What do humanists suggest our society does There is no one humanist view on abortion but they tend to take a more liberal Peter Singer and non-person humans to avoid unwanted pregnancies? ’pro-choice approach’ and accept abortion as a morally acceptable choice. Singer agrees with the Catholic position that life begins at conception. However, he 4. Peter Singer says that ‘biological’ persons describes this life as ‘biological’ and denies that embryos are ‘persons’. do not have the same right to life. Who does he categorise as ‘biological non-human Singer defines a human person as a being that can feel, hope and make moral persons’? choices. Therefore, embryos, new born babies, those in a coma and the elderly with 5. How does the Catholic Church respond to dementia are all examples of biological, but ‘non-human’ persons. It is morally Quality of life this? acceptable to take the lives of these ‘non-human’ persons if it will bring about less 6. According to the Catholic Church, why do Humanists do not consider suffering and greater happiness for all involved. Support the humans have a special dignity that animals life sacred (though they do legalization of Promote adoption as do not? believe it is special) but a possible alternative abortion so that instead they think that A Catholic response to Singer’s views…. 7. What is Peter Singer’s view on speciesism? that might bring unsafe, illegal ‘quality of life’ is an 8. What makes African Grey Parrots unique? abortions don’t take about greater important consideration Catholics would argue that since God gives humans a soul, they are and place happiness and that this outweighs remain ‘persons’ whether they are conscious or not, even when they are preservation of life asleep, in a coma or haven’t yet been born. 1. Create a detailed With regard to Singer’s views on speciesism, Catholics would agree that mind-map (try to Turn over the mat and human beings should respect and care for animals, since they are God’s make this visual) try to complete your creatures and part of his Creation. However, they make a distinction between task without looking at 2. Create a multiple- Consider that better animals and humans because humans have been made in the image of God. the information. Then Encourage careful choice quiz (aim for Do not think an sex education and Humans, therefore, have a special dignity that animals don’t. Human beings refer back to the task at least 10 questions) consideration of both should care for animals and must not inflict unnecessary cruelty, but they can unborn baby is a easier access to mat to see what you long-term and short-term 3. Create a contraception would use animals for food and clothing. have missed/could effects before a decision person until well after poster/leaflet reduce the number of have included. is made conception abortions Humans have Humans have been made a soul imago dei. they are They have a b) Describe humanist views on the value African Grey Parrots therefore special dignity of life [5] animals don’t. They are very intelligent and in some ‘persons’ experiments have been shown to have the Peter Singer same cognitive ability as a 4-6 year old child. Gorillas are highly intelligent. They use tools and and Speciesism Should they have the same rights as humans? Was it right to kill Harambe? have various methods of communication, including some 25 different sounds. Singer is critical of the Catholic view that human life is more special than any other type of life. He believes that treating On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and was grabbed and dragged by Harambe, a 17-year- animals as less important than humans is discriminatory and ‘speciesist’, in the same way that discriminating against One famous captive-born old Western lowland gorilla. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed individual, Koko, has been people because of their colour is racist. Harambe. The incident was recorded on video and received broad international taught sign language since she was a year old. By the Singer argues that animals have similar responses to humans, in that they feel pleasure and pain and, therefore, their coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to kill Harambe. A age of 40, she had a library number of primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other interests must be taken into account. A conscious animal, such as a cat, has more mental capacity and is more of a ‘person’ of about 1,000 signs and choice under the circumstances, and that it highlighted the danger of zoo animals in could understand some than an infant baby or an elderly person with dementia. Singer argues that speciesism is, therefore, morally wrong. 2,000 words of English. close proximity to humans and the need for better standards of care.