A Fatal Attraction to Normalizing

Abstract

This chapter identifies and theorizes the sin of synecdoche: that of making a value judgment about a person on the basis of a single aspect of their identity. Asch and Wasserman are interested in how synecdoche factors into decisions to terminate pregnancies after the fetus is identified as having or being likely to develop some kind of disability. They argue that the sin of synecdoche involves a moral failing.

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