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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-I).19      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-I).19      Published : Mar 2024

A Philosophical Analysis of Posting and Re-Posting Contents Regarding Pregnancy and Child Birth on Social Media

    The desire to become popular and earn money with the help of social media drives people to come up with something that is unique and interesting. Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram are the famous platforms to post and re-post desired data to get publicity, fame, and monetary benefits.The study focuses on the status of the fetus in this whole process of fame and gain. As the human fetus is considered sacred and a potential person in socio-religious and socio-ethical contexts, the act of sharing such data raises questions on the sanctity of the human fetus being used as a means to achieve some other ends which denies the worth and intrinsic value of human life. This article is an attempt to analyze these changing trends from a philosophical perspective and to determine their value and worth from the point of view of morality.

    Morality, Fetus, Intrinsic Value, Digital Influencers, Bloggers, Vloggers
    (1) Sawaira
    Undergraduate, Department of Philosophy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sehreen Far Bokhari
    PhD, Department of Philosophy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Seemab Far Bukhari
    PhD, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.