Mary Ann Warren suggests that the rights of actual persons greatly outweigh the right to life of potential persons (or even that of many, many potential persons). Here I want you to put aside the issue of abortion and consider another moral issue. Suppose we accept Warren’s claim that the rights of actual persons outweigh the right to life of potential persons. If this is true, then how can we say that we have moral obligations to future generations (e.g., the moral obligation to leave the earth habitable)? Do our own rights (to live well) outweigh of the rights of these potential persons? Justify your answer.
FYI: A thoughtful explanation and detailed examples please.
