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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.
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
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
Thus we ought to take seriously the suggestion that, insofar as "the human individual develops biologically in a continuous fashion... The rights of a human person might develop in the same way (on the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion). Finally, according to utilitarianism, if something is wrong for majority of the people, it should be a rule. For example, if an illegal abortion or any other medical procedure takes