A. The ‘Conservative Argument’ is based on two premises: it is wrong to kill an innocent human‚ and fetuses are innocent humans; therefore abortion is wrong (Singer‚ 1979‚ p.107). Whilst this argument is valid‚ there have been many attempts to show that the second premise is wrong. The primary method to show this has been to find the “moral dividing line” between fetus and human‚ most notably viability‚ when the fetus can exist independently (Singer‚ 1979‚ p.107-108). This main objection is flawed
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problem with abortion has been about figuring out the rights that a fetus has and if the fetus is considered a person. Usually the most common argument against abortion is that the fetus is a human being and it is wrong to kill a human being. However‚ there are a few things to consider that allows abortion to be permissible. Before we get into the argument it is important to establish when a fetus is considered a person. These are the issues that Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense to Abortion” discusses
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Throughout the class we have opened our minds to three different views on abortions. After reading and understanding each philosopher’s argument I agree with Thomson. Unlike Marquis who argues that most abortions are wrong because it deprives a fetus of its future‚ and Warren who states that abortions are permissible because a fetus is not a person; Thomson believes that abortions are permissible under normal circumstances because a woman has a right to stop something from using her body against
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debate on abortion is primarily made up of two sides: prolife and prochoice. The prolife side’s main argument is that the fetus is a person and therefore has a right to life. Judith Thomson addresses this argument in her paper‚ “A Defense of Abortion‚” by giving a hypothetical sick violinist example. In this example‚ kidnappers abduct a healthy stranger and‚ after rendering him unconscious‚ performs a surgery to “connect” the healthy stranger to the famous ailing violinist (1. Thomson‚ CC 153). This
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Within the scope of abortion‚ and too ethics‚ religious ideals and politics take strangle-hold on the opinions of all. Judith Thomson‚ presents ’A Defence of Abortion’ through a process of thought experiments and ’reasonable’ reactions or thoughts to such absurd hypothetical situations. As absurd as they may be‚ they shine a bright light on where modern society places itself on the moral pendulum‚ in relation to abortion ethics. However is Sarah morally obliged to carry her unwanted child to term
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To start with I would like to say that honestly I have never been exposed in some argues on the topic of abortion. Consequently‚ this theme is new and is not habitual for me. Have never read any papers that are discussing different points of view on abortion before I was really inspired and amazed of the depth and clearness Judith Jarvis Thomson uses in her “A Defense of Abortion”. The point of this essay is to explain and think on the argument she provides in her work. The first thing that I opened
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As the title makes plain‚ Thomson asserts that abortion is not impermissible. More exactly‚ she argues for the conclusion that at times‚ abortion is permissible; she asserts that there are scenarios in which getting an abortion would be immoral. What is especially innovative is the way in which her argument is constructed by Thomson. She starts the essay by pointing out the argument over abortion seems to numerous individuals to hinge on whether the fetus is a man. Most feel that if we could simply
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Ethics of Abortion Abortions have been performed by societies that go back thousands of years but it still remains controversial. Fetuses are human biologically; many believe that performing an abortion be wrong since it is killing a human being. According to Don Marquis‚ abortion is immoral and is equivalent to the killing of an adult human‚ but is justified under certain conditions‚ in other words‚ it is prima facie wrong. On the contrary‚ Judith Jarvis Thomson argues that abortions are sometimes
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After reading “A defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson and what he had to say with his violinist analogy involving the kidney replacement. I agree with what he has to say on not only abortion itself but‚ whether or not a fetus should have the right to the women’s body. I don’t think that the fetus should be given the right to use the women’s body because what if she does not what to have a baby and ends up getting pregnant anyway. Also‚ each time a woman engages in sexual intercourse‚ she
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The title is somewhat misleading because it’s not a complete defense of Abortion it’s more of a minimal defense. In Thomson’s essay‚ she states that Abortion is not necessarily morally impermissible which means that there are times when it is permissible and there are times when it is not. She begins the essay by pointing out that people debate on whether or not a fetus is a person. Many people feel that If we had an answer to that then that would make things a whole lot simpler and we would know
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