Unplugging him results in his death, thus meaning that this situation is relatively similar to a situation in which a mother has trouble deciding whether or not it would be right for her to end a fetus' life. Similar to the person sharing the room with the violinist, the mother has the right to unplug the fetus for her womb. Moreover, the mother has the right to perform abortion even if she was initially determined to have a baby. The decision is the mother's to take and it would be wrong for outside parties to intervene as this point. People see matters from an objective perspective and this means that they are unable to...
The woman's choice is hers and hers alone and there is nothing that anyone can do in this situation. The fact that her body is hosting the fetus means that the woman has the right to do what she wants with her body and that she is entitled to search for individuals who can help her protect what belongs to her.
Thompson concentrated on having people understand that
society is not responsible for the well-being of its members. For example, if a particular individual was sick and all that he or she needed was for someone to be willing to pay for his or her hospitalization, it would be wrong for someone to consider that a wealthy individual is responsible for the fact that the sick individual dies.
