According to the text, the Argument from Personhood is unsound because the following premise is implausible:
A) If a being lacks moral rights, then it is morally acceptable to treat it in any way we like-including killing it.
B) If a being is not a person, then it lacks any moral rights.
C) Fetuses are not persons.
D) Fetuses lack moral rights.

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The Argument from Personhood is unsound because premise A is implausible. It is not morally acceptable to treat a being in any way we like, even if it lacks moral rights. For example, it is not morally acceptable to torture an animal, even though it may not have the same level of moral rights as a human being. Thus, premise A is false and the Argument from Personhood is unsound.

According to the Text, the Argument from Personhood Is Unsound