PHIL 235 Quiz 3 Questions and Answers 2023
with complete solution
Question 1:
For Mary Anne Warren, although the rights of a fetus may be important
to consider, the rights of “actual” persons must always outweigh those of
any potential persons.
(1 Points)
True
False
Question 2:
According to James Rachels, limiting physicians to only being allowed to
perform passive euthanasia amounts to adopting a very cruel policy, since
passive euthanasia can result in long and painful deaths that are easily
avoided by allowing active euthanasia.
(1 Points)
True
False
Question 3:
According to Susan Wolf, there is a genuine worry that gender roles and
sexism are important (though often unnoticed) influences upon the
debates surrounding euthanasia and physician assisted suicide.
(1 Points)
True
False
Question 4:
In her article “A Defense of Abortion,” Judith Jarvis Thomson argues
that:
(1 Point)
a. regardless of whether or not a fetus is a “person,” abortion is still often
permissible.
b. if a fetus is not a “person,” then abortion is permissible. But, the fetus is
a person.
c. regardless of any other considerations, someone’s “right to life” is
with complete solution
Question 1:
For Mary Anne Warren, although the rights of a fetus may be important
to consider, the rights of “actual” persons must always outweigh those of
any potential persons.
(1 Points)
True
False
Question 2:
According to James Rachels, limiting physicians to only being allowed to
perform passive euthanasia amounts to adopting a very cruel policy, since
passive euthanasia can result in long and painful deaths that are easily
avoided by allowing active euthanasia.
(1 Points)
True
False
Question 3:
According to Susan Wolf, there is a genuine worry that gender roles and
sexism are important (though often unnoticed) influences upon the
debates surrounding euthanasia and physician assisted suicide.
(1 Points)
True
False
Question 4:
In her article “A Defense of Abortion,” Judith Jarvis Thomson argues
that:
(1 Point)
a. regardless of whether or not a fetus is a “person,” abortion is still often
permissible.
b. if a fetus is not a “person,” then abortion is permissible. But, the fetus is
a person.
c. regardless of any other considerations, someone’s “right to life” is