Phil 335 Part 2 (With complete solution)

The standard argument against abortion correct answers 1. a fetus is a person from the moment of conception 2. every person has a right to life ---- 3. a fetus has a right to life from conception 4. a person's right to life outweighs anyone's right to decide what happens in/to her body --- 5. abortion is morally impermissible Thomson's argument against the standard argument against abortion correct answers presents the standard argument against abortion and then criticizes it criticizes premise 2, then grants it for the sake of argument in order to show that even if premise 1 is true it doesn't follow that abortion is wrong. for most of the article,Thomson criticizes premise 4 Demarcation problem argument correct answers supports premise 1 of standard argument against abortion 1. the development of a human being from conception, through birth into childhood, is continuous 2. it would be arbitrary to pick any point along the line to demarcate the shift from not being a person to being a person ----- 3. a fetus is a person from conception What does thomson say about the demarcation problem argument? correct answers says this is an invalid argument acorn and oak tree analogy says its a slippery slope argument What does thomson say against the standard argument against abortion? correct answers Thomson says even if a fetus is a person with a right to life, it doesn't follow that this right outweighs a woman's right to decide what happens in her body Criticizes premise 4 by asking what a right to life amounts to What Thomson says a right to life amounts to correct answers Not a right to bare minimum needed to stay alive Not a right to be killed The right to life is a right to not be killed unjustly Thomsons argument on "is abortion unjust killing" correct answers Thomson says no A woman does not automatically give the fetus a right to her body If you deny the right to the woman's body you are not taking away a right (to the body) that it already has Even voluntary unprotected sex does not give a fetus a right to use the woman's body