Phil 335 Midterm 2 (A+ GRADED)

Standard Argument for Abortion (5) correct answers 1. Fetus is a person from moment of conception 2. Every person has a right to life a. therefore 3. Every Fetus has a right to life 4. A persons right to life outweighs anyone's right to decide what happens to his/her body a. therefore 5. Abortion is morally wrong What premise of the SAA does thomson critisize correct answers **Thomson criticizes premise 4 But, the majority of opposition lies in premise 1 Demarcation Problem Argument (3) correct answers 1. Development of a human being from conception, through birth into childhood is continuous 2. Would be arbitrary to pick any given point along the line to demarcate the shift from not being a person, to being a person. a. Therefore 3. We should say a fetus is a person from conception. What premis of the SAA does Noonan defend correct answers He defends the first premise (a fetus is a person from conception) by rejecting 5 other suggestions for what makes a fetus a person and then providing his "positive" argument. 5 rejected suggestions for what makes a fetus a person correct answers 5 Rejected suggestions for what makes a fetus a person: 1. Viability a. To variable b. Birth won't make it less dependent 2. Experience a. Fetus's do experience 3. Sentiments of Adults (great generalization) a. Greif of parents on death of future child 4. Sensation by Parents a. When they are felt 5. Social Visibility a. Members of society what does Noonan observe about a fetus being a person correct answers **Noonan observes that if left alone there is a high probability that a fetus will become a person -this doesn't prove that embryos are persons, but still supports the idea Positive Argument (5) correct answers Positive Argument 1. A human gets a human genetic code at conception