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justinmsk

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on: Jun 19, 2018

The point of Thomson's analogy between a pregnant woman and a woman whose
  bloodstream has been hooked up to a famous violinist's in order to save his life is:


 
 

a. abortions are often justified even if a fetus is a person
  b. science fiction stories are useless in determining the morality of abortion
  c. the only time an abortion is justified is in the case of rape
 
  d. we have a moral duty to be Good Samaritans



Question 2

According to Warren, which of the following marks a crucial distinction between abortion
  and infanticide?


 
 

a. Infanticide is murder but abortion is not
  b. An infant is a person but a fetus is not
  c. An unwanted fetus violates a woman's rights but an unwanted infant does not
  d. all of the above



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Benayers

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a.

Answer to Question 2

c.


justinmsk

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
:D TYSM

dantucker

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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