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Which position do the authors hold about sexual intercourse between married people, one of whom has a life-threatening infectious disease such as AIDS.
{ 1 } - They must abstain from intercourse during times of fertility to avoid transmitting the disease to the child.
{ 2 } - It is never ethically justifiable.
{ 3 } - They may use a barrier method of contraception to prevent infecting the partner.
{ 4 } - The infected partner may demand intercourse, as part of the obligation of the marriage vow, from the healthy partner.
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Which position do the authors hold about sexual intercourse between married people, one of whom has a life-threatening infectious disease such as AIDS.
{ 1 } - They must abstain from intercourse during times of fertility to avoid transmitting the disease to the child.
{ 2 } - It is never ethically justifiable.
{ 3 } - They may use a barrier method of contraception to prevent infecting the partner.
{ 4 } - The infected partner may demand intercourse, as part of the obligation of the marriage vow, from the healthy partner.
See p. 297.
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Which position do the authors hold about sexual intercourse between married people, one of whom has a life-threatening infectious disease such as AIDS.
{ 1 } - They must abstain from intercourse during times of fertility to avoid transmitting the disease to the child.
{ 2 } - It is never ethically justifiable.
{ 3 } - They may use a barrier method of contraception to prevent infecting the partner.
{ 4 } - The infected partner may demand intercourse, as part of the obligation of the marriage vow, from the healthy partner.
Since sexual intercourse between married people is not intrinsically evil, it may be justified depending on the circumstances.
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Which position do the authors hold about sexual intercourse between married people, one of whom has a life-threatening infectious disease such as AIDS.
{ 1 } - They must abstain from intercourse during times of fertility to avoid transmitting the disease to the child.
{ 2 } - It is never ethically justifiable.
{ 3 } - They may use a barrier method of contraception to prevent infecting the partner.
{ 4 } - The infected partner may demand intercourse, as part of the obligation of the marriage vow, from the healthy partner.
Not only do such methods pose health risks, but they are intrinsically evil since the deprive the act of its procreative significance.
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Which position do the authors hold about sexual intercourse between married people, one of whom has a life-threatening infectious disease such as AIDS.
{ 1 } - They must abstain from intercourse during times of fertility to avoid transmitting the disease to the child.
{ 2 } - It is never ethically justifiable.
{ 3 } - They may use a barrier method of contraception to prevent infecting the partner.
{ 4 } - The infected partner may demand intercourse, as part of the obligation of the marriage vow, from the healthy partner.
See p. 297.
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