Finally, Thomson in her hypothetical case introduces a concept of physical restraint and immobility that is completely inappropriate. While carrying a baby for nine months is no small task, we can all agree that it is not the same thing as having a grown adult plugged into one's kidneys. In Thomson's example, we imagine a person who essentially has to lie in bed for nine months, unable to go anywhere

Then morality is relative, not absolute (Kreeft) Weaknesses One weakness of moral relativism consists of the consequences of not having moral constraints (Kreeft 2003). Correct or good morality, if valid, should always have good consequences. Incorrect or bad morality should always have bad consequences. The fact is that all wrong or immoral acts and attitudes bring on "good" or pleasant feelings. Moral relativism has never produced people worthy of praise. It

Selected Essay ResponsesPart A2) Discuss how both Butler and Thomson, can be seen as presenting moral outlooks of subjective, individual freedom that grapple with social, coercive pressures, and really present an alternative vision of public, civil freedoms, or just relations (�space�) for individual expression.To her credit, Butler tackles a complex and controversial issue by maintaining that gender performance involves a non-stop series of individual acts and choices which are fundamental

Bibliography 1. Nagel, Thomas. The Limits of Objectivity. The Tanner Lecture on Human Values. Delivered at Brasenose College, Oxford University. May 1979. Page 126. On the Internet at http://www.tannerlectures.utah.edu/lectures/nagel80.pdf 2. The Trolley Problem. Wikipedia. On the Internet at http://www.ezresult.com/article/Trolley_problem 3. The Non-Philosopher's Guide to Can Bad Men Make Good Brains do Bad Things? On the Internet at http://www.mindspring.com/~mfpatton/binvat.htm 4. http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~tlockha/h3710ethicaltheory.s02.doc Nagel, Thomas. The Limits of Objectivity. The Tanner Lecture on Human Values. Delivered at Brasenose

He declares the baby in her womb is the "child's body and not the woman's" (Finnis). This is true. That body may need her body for protection and growth but the body itself does not belong to the mother. Finnis also states that pro-abortion positions are "mere (understandable) bias, mere (understandable) self-interested refusal to listen to the very same claim ('This body is my body') when it is made

In addition, the simple fact that we debate over when life begins should indicate something. In other words, it should be rather straightforward to know whether or not something is alive. In short, something is either dead or it is living. What we must realize is that if the mass of cells in a woman's womb is certainly not dead, then it must be alive. Because it is taking