Question 1

According to Noonan, anyone _______ is human.

Accepted Answer

A)  with a sense of self 
B)  conceived by human parents 
C)  recognized as human by society 
D)  who looks like other humans 
A)  with a sense of self 
B)  conceived by human parents 
C)  recognized as human by society 
D)  who looks like other humans

Question 2

Talk about:
-Fetus

Accepted Answer

the growing offspring that was

Question 3

Assess the merits of the various arguments that seek to establish that abortion is immoral. Which of these arguments do you think is strongest, and why? Do you think it ultimately succeeds? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

A good essay will:
@#LAT-DLM& Explain a

Question 4

What criticism does Marquis make of the standard pro-choice arguments?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are based on principles that are too narrow in scope. 
B)  They are based on principles that are too broad in scope. 
C)  They are based on the false assumption that the fetus is not a person. 
D)  They assume that choice is always valuable. 
A)  They are based on principles that are too narrow in scope. 
B)  They are based on principles that are too broad in scope. 
C)  They are based on the false assumption that the fetus is not a person. 
D)  They assume that choice is always valuable.

Question 5

When does Thomson think that abortion is morally impermissible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whenever the life of the mother is not threatened 
B)  When the woman has given the fetus the right to use her body 
C)  Any time past the first trimester 
D)  Never 
A)  Whenever the life of the mother is not threatened 
B)  When the woman has given the fetus the right to use her body 
C)  Any time past the first trimester 
D)  Never

Question 6

Noonan argues that conception is the point when a fetus acquires the right to life because fetuses

Accepted Answer

A)  are human from conception. 
B)  receive their genetic code at conception. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  are human from conception. 
B)  receive their genetic code at conception. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 7

Noonan argues that fetuses acquire the right to life when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  viable. 
B)  sentient. 
C)  conceived. 
D)  perceived as human. 
A)  viable. 
B)  sentient. 
C)  conceived. 
D)  perceived as human.

Question 8

According to the Argument from Potential, abortion is immoral because most fetuses have

Accepted Answer

A)  the potential to be a person. 
B)  the same moral status as a person. 
C)  a right to life. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  the potential to be a person. 
B)  the same moral status as a person. 
C)  a right to life. 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

According to Thomson, the right to life is a right to

Accepted Answer

A)  not be killed. 
B)  not be killed unjustly. 
C)  the bare minimum one needs for continued life. 
D)  individual liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 
A)  not be killed. 
B)  not be killed unjustly. 
C)  the bare minimum one needs for continued life. 
D)  individual liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Question 10

According to Warren, abortion is _______ morally permissible.

Accepted Answer

A)  sometimes 
B)  never 
C)  always 
D)  None of the above (Warren does not take a definite position.) 
A)  sometimes 
B)  never 
C)  always 
D)  None of the above (Warren does not take a definite position.)

Question 11

Case Study
Jessica is a 19-year-old freshman in college. She and her boyfriend are sexually active, and while they almost always use condoms, they have had unprotected sex a few times when a condom was not handy. Jessica discovers that she is pregnant. She tells her boyfriend and he agrees that he will help raise the child if that is what she wants. However, he is also supportive of her decision to get an abortion if she feels it is best.
Jessica considers her options. She is a dedicated student with clear career goals that will require a lot of hard work and focus. While she has a moderate amount of money in her savings account, she knows she could not afford to raise a baby while remaining enrolled in college full time. Jessica expects that she may experience some judgement from her family and peers if she becomes a mother now, but she does not know exactly how that will affect her life.
The one thing Jessica knows for sure is that she does not want to be a murderer. Jessica's has a deeply felt moral commitment that taking an innocent human life is a deep moral wrong. She decides that she will get an abortion only if she can be sure that terminating her pregnancy does not violate that deeply felt moral commitment.
-What should Jessica do? How can she determine whether abortion amounts to the same thing as taking an innocent human life?

Accepted Answer

Jessica is facing a difficult and comple

Question 12

Marquis rejects the claim that one's future is valuable only if one values it because

Accepted Answer

A)  it cannot account for the fact that a suicidal young person might have a valuable future. 
B)  something can be valuable even if it isn't valued by anyone. 
C)  one's future might be valuable to other people. 
D)  fetuses aren't capable of valuing their futures. 
A)  it cannot account for the fact that a suicidal young person might have a valuable future. 
B)  something can be valuable even if it isn't valued by anyone. 
C)  one's future might be valuable to other people. 
D)  fetuses aren't capable of valuing their futures.

Question 13

According to the text, on what grounds might one reject the sorites reasoning behind the Infanticide Argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Even if we cannot point to a precise moment of difference, sorites reasoning does not establish that there is no difference. 
B)  A difference of a few hours can make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
C)  A difference in spatial location can make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
D)  A difference in one grain of sand cannot make a difference to whether you have a heap of sand. 
A)  Even if we cannot point to a precise moment of difference, sorites reasoning does not establish that there is no difference. 
B)  A difference of a few hours can make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
C)  A difference in spatial location can make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
D)  A difference in one grain of sand cannot make a difference to whether you have a heap of sand.

Question 14

According to the Argument from Humanity,

Accepted Answer

A)  if the fetus is an innocent human being, then abortion is always (or perhaps almost always) immoral. 
B)  the fetus is an innocent human being. 
C)  abortion is always (or perhaps almost always) immoral. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  if the fetus is an innocent human being, then abortion is always (or perhaps almost always) immoral. 
B)  the fetus is an innocent human being. 
C)  abortion is always (or perhaps almost always) immoral. 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Assess the merits of the various arguments that seek to establish that abortion is morally acceptable. Which of these arguments do you think is the strongest, and why? Do you think it ultimately succeeds? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The debate over the moral acceptability

Question 16

Talk about:
-Abortion

Accepted Answer

the delibe

Question 17

Talk about:
-Moral agent

Accepted Answer

a being capable of understandi

Question 18

Noonan believes that abortion is permissible when the fetus is

Accepted Answer

A)  inviable. 
B)  unconscious. 
C)  not perceived as human. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  inviable. 
B)  unconscious. 
C)  not perceived as human. 
D)  None of the above

Question 19

The case of the violinist is supposed to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  abortion is always morally permissible. 
B)  the right to decide what happens to one's body is always more morally important than the right to life. 
C)  the right to life is not always more morally important than the right to decide what happens to one's body. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  abortion is always morally permissible. 
B)  the right to decide what happens to one's body is always more morally important than the right to life. 
C)  the right to life is not always more morally important than the right to decide what happens to one's body. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 20

Talk about:
-Ambiguous

Accepted Answer

having mor

Exam 12: Abortion

According to Noonan, anyone _______ is human.

Talk about: -Fetus

Assess the merits of the various arguments that seek to establish that abortion is immoral. Which of these arguments do you think is strongest, and why? Do you think it ultimately succeeds? Why or why not?

What criticism does Marquis make of the standard pro-choice arguments?

When does Thomson think that abortion is morally impermissible?

Noonan argues that conception is the point when a fetus acquires the right to life because fetuses

Noonan argues that fetuses acquire the right to life when they are

According to the Argument from Potential, abortion is immoral because most fetuses have

According to Thomson, the right to life is a right to

According to Warren, abortion is _______ morally permissible.

Marquis rejects the claim that one's future is valuable only if one values it because

According to the text, on what grounds might one reject the sorites reasoning behind the Infanticide Argument?

According to the Argument from Humanity,

Assess the merits of the various arguments that seek to establish that abortion is morally acceptable. Which of these arguments do you think is the strongest, and why? Do you think it ultimately succeeds? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Abortion

Talk about: -Moral agent

Noonan believes that abortion is permissible when the fetus is

The case of the violinist is supposed to show that

Talk about: -Ambiguous

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