Question 1

The Supreme Court case Doe v. Bolton opened the way for

Accepted Answer

A)  partial-birth abortions. 
B)  abortion clinics. 
C)  therapeutic abortion. 
D)  elective abortion. 
A)  partial-birth abortions. 
B)  abortion clinics. 
C)  therapeutic abortion. 
D)  elective abortion. B

Question 2

According to Mary Ann Warren, which of the following is or are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  For a being to have a moral right to life it is sufficient that the being have the DNA of a human. 
B)  The fact that a fetus physically resembles a human being at a certain stage is not sufficient grounds for saying the fetus has a moral right to life at that stage. 
C)  A woman has a right to abort a fetus up to the point of viability-the point at which the fetus could survive outside the womb-but not beyond that point. 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  For a being to have a moral right to life it is sufficient that the being have the DNA of a human. 
B)  The fact that a fetus physically resembles a human being at a certain stage is not sufficient grounds for saying the fetus has a moral right to life at that stage. 
C)  A woman has a right to abort a fetus up to the point of viability-the point at which the fetus could survive outside the womb-but not beyond that point. 
D)  All of these choices B

Question 3

Who used the example of a person trapped in a tiny house with a growing child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marquis 
B)  Warren 
C)  Thomson 
D)  Lee and George 
A)  Marquis 
B)  Warren 
C)  Thomson 
D)  Lee and George C

Question 4

Thomson believes that the right to life

Accepted Answer

A)  is held only by adults. 
B)  is held only after the first trimester. 
C)  is not absolute. 
D)  is absolute. 
A)  is held only by adults. 
B)  is held only after the first trimester. 
C)  is not absolute. 
D)  is absolute.

Question 5

When did the U.S. Supreme Court issue its Roe v. Wade decision decriminalizing abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  1973 
B)  1962 
C)  1984 
D)  1959 
A)  1973 
B)  1962 
C)  1984 
D)  1959

Question 6

What problem does J. J. Thomson set aside?

Accepted Answer

A)  The problem of fetal personhood 
B)  The problem of partial birth abortion 
C)  The problem of unintended consequences 
D)  The problem that there is no constitutional right to privacy 
A)  The problem of fetal personhood 
B)  The problem of partial birth abortion 
C)  The problem of unintended consequences 
D)  The problem that there is no constitutional right to privacy

Question 7

Don Marquis believes that which of the following is morally wrong because it deprives a person of the value of his/her future?

Accepted Answer

A)  abortion 
B)  contraception 
C)  both abortion and contraception 
D)  emergency contraception 
A)  abortion 
B)  contraception 
C)  both abortion and contraception 
D)  emergency contraception

Question 8

According to Judith Jarvis Thompson, which of the following is or are true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women have a moral right to an abortion under all circumstances. 
B)  If there is a conflict between a fetus's right to life and a mother's right to life, the fetus's right outweighs the mother's. 
C)  If the reason for an abortion is trivial, the abortion is not legitimate 
D)  If there is a conflict between a fetus's right to life and a mother's right to life, the fetus's right only outweighs that of the mother after a certain period in the womb. 
A)  Women have a moral right to an abortion under all circumstances. 
B)  If there is a conflict between a fetus's right to life and a mother's right to life, the fetus's right outweighs the mother's. 
C)  If the reason for an abortion is trivial, the abortion is not legitimate 
D)  If there is a conflict between a fetus's right to life and a mother's right to life, the fetus's right only outweighs that of the mother after a certain period in the womb.

Question 9

The Roe v. Wade decision had which of the following effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  It held that during the first trimester, states cannot restrict a woman's right to an abortion. 
B)  It held that during the second trimester, states may place restrictions on abortion to protect the health and safety of the pregnant women. 
C)  It held that during the third trimester, states may restrict abortion but only in ways that still preserve the health and safety of the pregnant woman. 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  It held that during the first trimester, states cannot restrict a woman's right to an abortion. 
B)  It held that during the second trimester, states may place restrictions on abortion to protect the health and safety of the pregnant women. 
C)  It held that during the third trimester, states may restrict abortion but only in ways that still preserve the health and safety of the pregnant woman. 
D)  All of these choices

Question 10

Which of the following was illegal in almost all the states prior to the Roe v. Wade decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  nontherapeutic abortions only 
B)  therapeutic abortions only 
C)  both nontherapeutic and therapeutic abortions 
D)  neither of these were illegal 
A)  nontherapeutic abortions only 
B)  therapeutic abortions only 
C)  both nontherapeutic and therapeutic abortions 
D)  neither of these were illegal

Question 11

The Roe v. Wade decision was based on the constitutionally protected right to:

Accepted Answer

A)  abortion. 
B)  privacy. 
C)  liberty. 
D)  life. 
A)  abortion. 
B)  privacy. 
C)  liberty. 
D)  life.

Question 12

Mary Anne Warren offers which of the following traits as essential for the concept of personhood or humanity in the moral sense?

Accepted Answer

A)  consciousness and the capacity to feel pain 
B)  reasoning skills and the ability to solve problems 
C)  self-motivated activity 
D)  all of these choices 
A)  consciousness and the capacity to feel pain 
B)  reasoning skills and the ability to solve problems 
C)  self-motivated activity 
D)  all of these choices

Question 13

Which of the following terms describes an abortion that is required to save the life, or is essential to preserving the health, of the mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic abortion 
B)  voluntary abortion 
C)  selective reduction 
D)  partial birth abortion 
A)  therapeutic abortion 
B)  voluntary abortion 
C)  selective reduction 
D)  partial birth abortion

Question 14

In what ways does Plan B work to prevent pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It delays or prevents ovulation. 
B)  It inhibits fertilization. 
C)  It prevents a fertilized egg from implanting itself in the uterine wall 
D)  It delays or prevents ovulation or inhibits fertilization. 
A)  It delays or prevents ovulation. 
B)  It inhibits fertilization. 
C)  It prevents a fertilized egg from implanting itself in the uterine wall 
D)  It delays or prevents ovulation or inhibits fertilization.

Question 15

What is Thomson's violinist example supposed to be analogous to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involuntary pregnancy 
B)  Voluntary pregnancy 
C)  Partial birth abortion 
D)  Therapeutic abortion to save the mother's life 
A)  Involuntary pregnancy 
B)  Voluntary pregnancy 
C)  Partial birth abortion 
D)  Therapeutic abortion to save the mother's life

The Supreme Court case Doe v. Bolton opened the way for

According to Mary Ann Warren, which of the following is or are true?

Who used the example of a person trapped in a tiny house with a growing child?

Thomson believes that the right to life

When did the U.S. Supreme Court issue its Roe v. Wade decision decriminalizing abortion?

What problem does J. J. Thomson set aside?

Don Marquis believes that which of the following is morally wrong because it deprives a person of the value of his/her future?

According to Judith Jarvis Thompson, which of the following is or are true?

The Roe v. Wade decision had which of the following effects?

Which of the following was illegal in almost all the states prior to the Roe v. Wade decision?

The Roe v. Wade decision was based on the constitutionally protected right to:

Mary Anne Warren offers which of the following traits as essential for the concept of personhood or humanity in the moral sense?

Which of the following terms describes an abortion that is required to save the life, or is essential to preserving the health, of the mother?

In what ways does Plan B work to prevent pregnancy?

What is Thomson's violinist example supposed to be analogous to?

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Exam 5: Abortion-PART A

The Supreme Court case Doe v. Bolton opened the way for

According to Mary Ann Warren, which of the following is or are true?

Who used the example of a person trapped in a tiny house with a growing child?

Thomson believes that the right to life

When did the U.S. Supreme Court issue its Roe v. Wade decision decriminalizing abortion?

What problem does J. J. Thomson set aside?

Don Marquis believes that which of the following is morally wrong because it deprives a person of the value of his/her future?

According to Judith Jarvis Thompson, which of the following is or are true?

The Roe v. Wade decision had which of the following effects?

Which of the following was illegal in almost all the states prior to the Roe v. Wade decision?

The Roe v. Wade decision was based on the constitutionally protected right to:

Mary Anne Warren offers which of the following traits as essential for the concept of personhood or humanity in the moral sense?

Which of the following terms describes an abortion that is required to save the life, or is essential to preserving the health, of the mother?

In what ways does Plan B work to prevent pregnancy?

What is Thomson's violinist example supposed to be analogous to?

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Research Ethics and Informed Consent

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Genetic Control

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Reproductive Control

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Abortion

The Dilemma of Impaired Infants

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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Death

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