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| what is Right to Life Argument |
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1. The fetus is a person.
2. If the something is a person, then it has a right to life.
3. So, the fetus has a right to life.
4. The mother has a right to decide what will happen to her body.
5. But one person’s right to life is ALWAYS more important than another person’s right to decide what happens to her body.
So, a fetus may not be killed and an abortion may not be performed. |
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| warren has a problem with |
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| Warren would reject premise number 1. |
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| number 5- that claim as it stands is false. She has a problem with ALWAYS. 5. But one person’s right to life is ALWAYS more important than another person’s right to decide what happens to her body. |
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| what position dos thompson take |
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| Moderate position- Thomson argues that sometimes abortion is permissible. |
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| A counterexample is an example |
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| of something that disproves a universal claim. |
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| thompson's Counterexample to Premise 5 |
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| An act is supererogatory iff it |
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| is a good action, but does more than is morally required. |
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| Splendid, Good, and Minimally Decent. |
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that there are times when the right to life might be trumped by other considerations.
It also shows that if there is no morally relevant distinctions between the violinist case and some case of abortion, then there might be some cases where abortion is morally permissible. |
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| violinist case does NOT show |
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It does not show that abortion is always permissible.
It does not even show (by itself) that abortion is permissible in cases of rape.
It does not show that the right to one’s own bodily integrity always trumps the right to life. |
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| What is the right to life? |
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| Does the right to life entail that I have a right not to be killed unjustly, such that if you have no good reason to kill me, then you are obligated no to do so? |
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| What are some possible morally relevant differences between the violinist and a fetus? |
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The special bond between mother and child.
The special responsibility that the mother has to the fetus, given its dependency. |
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Does the fetus have a special claim to the use of the mother’s body?
Thomson: |
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| Only if the mother grants permission to the fetus, explicitly or implicitly. |
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| No permission granted (quite explicit). |
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| thompson and intentional conception |
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| Permission granted (explicitly). |
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| thompson and failed reliable birth control |
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| thompson and failed unreliable birth control |
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| Some negligence involved, implicit permission might be granted. |
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| thompson and no use of birth control |
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| Implicit permission granted due to negligence. |
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