PHIL 335 Exam 2 (Abortion) Passed!

Thompson's Stance on Abortion correct answers In Favor The Standard Argument Against Abortion (SAAA) correct answers 1. A fetus is a person from conception 2. Every person has a right to life. _______ 3. A fetus has a right to life from conception 4. A person's right to life outweighs anyone' right to decide what happens in and out of her body ______ 5. Abortion is morally impermissible What does Thompson think of this argument? Specific premises? correct answers Thompson does not agree with premise 1; however, he chooses to get past this argument in order to see if this argument has what it needs in order to grant the conclusion (5). Thompson criticizes premise 4 in order to do this. What is Thompson trying to answer in his article? (answer in form of a question) correct answers What does a right to life really amount to? Demarcation Problem Argument correct answers 1. The development of human being from conception, through birth into childhood is continuous. 2. It would be arbitrary to pick any given point along this line and say that before this the fetus is not a person, and after it is a person. _______ 3. We should say that a fetus is a person from the moment of conception What does the Demarcation Problem Argument defend? correct answers Defends Premise 1 of the Standard Argument Against Abortion What are two criticisms about the Demarcation Problem Argument? correct answers 1. Premise 2- You can't just pick a point on the timeline and say that it is a person. How is it any different before or after that point? 2. Viability changes with changing technology. Why should it be considered a person in America an not Africa (solely due to a difference in technology- viability) What is Thompson's opinion about the Demarcation Problem Argument? correct answers Thompson thinks that the argument is invalid- one could argue in the same way that acorns are oak trees. It's slippery slope argument. What is Noonan's stance on Abortion? correct answers Noonan is against abortion. What does Noon base his view on? correct answers Noonan bases his view on Genetic humanity/code.