
Judith Jarvis Thomson’s ”A Defense of Abortion”
Theory & Philosophy
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Are You an Anti Choice Person?
An anti choice person might say, well, you know, you didn't choose this. You were forced into that situation to keep this other person alive, so therefore, you have no obligation to do it. But then it raises the followingrebuttal, well, what about in the case of sexual assault, in which somebody is impregnated without their consent? Should they therefore be allowed to have an abortion?, she asks.
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