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Comparing Kant's Categorical Imperative And Formula Of Universal Law

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To get a better understanding of Kant, his categorical imperative and Formula of Universal Law, let’s examine a scenario. A young women (under 18) forgets to use precaution during sex and ultimately ends up being pregnant. She goes to the hospital and aborts her fetus just because she is too young to have a child. Did the woman do the right thing? Kant would say no here. The reason being that, this act isn’t universalizable. Kant would apply his formula of universal law here which says, Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. (34) According to the universal law, if we will for one woman to get an abortion, we should will for all women to get abortions. If all women, we

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