PHIL 164 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Fetus
24 Aug 2016
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Thomson"s goal: clarify the proper question to ask, assume fetus is a person. Mother"s life: both will die, only one can survive, right to life of mother vs. right to life of fetus. Killing vs letting die: killing, play active role, primary responsibility for death. Letting die: do not okay active role, underlying condition. Is abortion killing or letting die: does this make a moral difference, utilitarianism: there"s no difference, based on consequences not nature of actions. First case: the violinist: violinist needs to be hooked up to woman to survive. 19. the woman"s body sustains both lives she has autonomy she is not required to allow the use of her body. 21. violinist needs you; fetus needs womb never consented to host violinist; in some cases did not consent to pregnancy. 22. not required to stay attached; not required to carry fetus to term. First party woman"s autonomy, decide for herself.
