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A Defense of Abortion by Judith Jarvis Thomson (1971)
A Defense of Abortion by Judith Jarvis Thomson (1971) Most opposition to abortion relies on the premise that the fetus is a human being a person from the moment of conception The premise is argued for but as I think not well Take for example the most common argument |
A Defense of Abortion
JUDITH JARVISTHOMSON A Defense of Abortion' I propose then that we grant that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception How does the argument go from here? Some- thing like this I take it Every person has a right to life So the fetus has a right to life |
“A defense of Abortion” Judith Jarvis Thomson
“A defense of Abortion” Judith Jarvis Thomson 1 Fetus is a person 2 Every person has a right to life 3 So a fetus has a right to life 4 Whoever has a right to life should never be killed 5 So a fetus should never be killed 6 To abort a fetus is to kill it 7 No fetus should ever be aborted (1&2)Æ3 (3&4)Æ5 (5&6)Æ7 |
Does Judith Jarvis Thomson Really Grant the Pro-Life View of Fetal
IN 1971, JUDITH JARVIS THOMSON published “A Defense of Abortion”1— nados who have surgically connected you to an unconscious world-class violinist |
PHIL 402-PHIL 673-WS 422 Seminar in Ethics: Bodily Autonomy
8th: Abortion (No presentations, just class discussion) Judith Jarvis Thomson, “A Defense of Abortion” Judith Jarvis Thomson, “Trespass and First Property” |