Question 1

According to Noonan, arguments for the permissibility of abortion

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A)  succeed in establishing that abortion is permissible. 
B)  fail to establish that abortion is permissible. 
C)  rely on distinctions that lack moral significance. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  succeed in establishing that abortion is permissible. 
B)  fail to establish that abortion is permissible. 
C)  rely on distinctions that lack moral significance. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 2

How does Marquis respond to the objection that his account entails that contraception is seriously morally wrong? Do you find his response compelling? Why or why not?

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Marquis responds to the objection that h

Question 3

Which of the following claims does Thomson think is true?

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A)  Abortion is never morally permissible. 
B)  Abortion is sometimes morally impermissible. 
C)  A fetus is a person from the moment of conception. 
D)  Directly killing an innocent person is always impermissible. 
A)  Abortion is never morally permissible. 
B)  Abortion is sometimes morally impermissible. 
C)  A fetus is a person from the moment of conception. 
D)  Directly killing an innocent person is always impermissible.

Question 4

According to Thomson, what is the relationship between the right to life and the right to decide what happens to one's body?

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A)  The right to life is always more important. 
B)  The right to decide what happens to one's body is always more important. 
C)  The two rights never conflict. 
D)  The right to decide what happens to one's body is often, but not always, more important. 
A)  The right to life is always more important. 
B)  The right to decide what happens to one's body is always more important. 
C)  The two rights never conflict. 
D)  The right to decide what happens to one's body is often, but not always, more important.

Question 5

According to Warren, the moral community consists of all and only

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A)  members of Homo sapiens. 
B)  human beings. 
C)  fetuses. 
D)  persons. 
A)  members of Homo sapiens. 
B)  human beings. 
C)  fetuses. 
D)  persons.

Question 6

A pro-choice advocate might argue that abortion is not immoral because fetuses are not

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A)  members of the species Homo sapiens. 
B)  innocent. 
C)  persons. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  members of the species Homo sapiens. 
B)  innocent. 
C)  persons. 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Do fetuses have interests? If they do, how do we weigh these interests against the interests of persons (especially pregnant women)? If not, does this entail that infants have no interests either? Defend your answers.

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The question of whether fetuses have int

Question 8

Many people claim that a fetus is a person from the moment of conception. In her paper, Thomson

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A)  agrees with this claim. 
B)  disagrees with this claim. 
C)  grants this claim for the sake of argument. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  agrees with this claim. 
B)  disagrees with this claim. 
C)  grants this claim for the sake of argument. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 9

Talk about:
-Conception

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the point at which a

Question 10

Warren thinks that to show that abortion is morally permissible, we must show that fetuses lack personhood. Why does she think this? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

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Warren believes that in order to argue t

Question 11

Warren argues that fetuses

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A)  are not members of the moral community. 
B)  do not have full and equal moral rights. 
C)  are not persons. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  are not members of the moral community. 
B)  do not have full and equal moral rights. 
C)  are not persons. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

According to the text, the problem with the Argument from Personhood is that

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A)  it implies that abortion is both morally acceptable and immoral. 
B)  it contradicts itself. 
C)  accepting it requires accepting the Infanticide Argument. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  it implies that abortion is both morally acceptable and immoral. 
B)  it contradicts itself. 
C)  accepting it requires accepting the Infanticide Argument. 
D)  All of the above

Question 13

In what way is Marquis's criticism of abortion distinct from those that appeal to the wrongness of killing potential persons?

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A)  Marquis's view does not appeal to the category of personhood. 
B)  Marquis's view requires the fetus to be at least somewhat aware of its future. 
C)  Marquis thinks that killing potential persons is unproblematic. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Marquis's view does not appeal to the category of personhood. 
B)  Marquis's view requires the fetus to be at least somewhat aware of its future. 
C)  Marquis thinks that killing potential persons is unproblematic. 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

According to Noonan, what does it take to be human? To what purpose does Noonan put this definition of humanity? Do you think this definition is plausible for this purpose? Defend your answers.

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According to Noonan, being human require

Question 15

According to Warren, the rights of actual persons _______ outweigh the rights of potential persons.

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

Question 16

According to Marquis, standard anti-abortion arguments

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A)  succeed in establishing that abortion is immoral. 
B)  rely on a moral principle concerning the wrongness of killing that is too broad in scope. 
C)  rely on a moral principle concerning the wrongness of killing that is too narrow in scope. 
D)  entail that it is morally permissible to kill infants. 
A)  succeed in establishing that abortion is immoral. 
B)  rely on a moral principle concerning the wrongness of killing that is too broad in scope. 
C)  rely on a moral principle concerning the wrongness of killing that is too narrow in scope. 
D)  entail that it is morally permissible to kill infants.

Question 17

What claim does Thomson assume for the sake of argument?

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A)  A fetus is a person from the moment of conception. 
B)  Abortion is murder. 
C)  All fetuses have the right not to be killed. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  A fetus is a person from the moment of conception. 
B)  Abortion is murder. 
C)  All fetuses have the right not to be killed. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 18

Talk about:
-Trimester

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one of three three-m

Question 19

Why doesn't Marquis think that his theory entails that contraception is wrong?

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A)  Unlike abortion, contraception does not involve killing. 
B)  In cases of contraception, there is no identifiable subject of harm. 
C)  Sperm and eggs are less sentient than fetuses. 
D)  None of the above (Marquis admits that his theory entails that contraception is wrong.) 
A)  Unlike abortion, contraception does not involve killing. 
B)  In cases of contraception, there is no identifiable subject of harm. 
C)  Sperm and eggs are less sentient than fetuses. 
D)  None of the above (Marquis admits that his theory entails that contraception is wrong.)

Question 20

Warren critiques Thomson's violinist analogy on the grounds that it

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A)  does not show that abortion is permissible in cases of rape. 
B)  shows that abortion is permissible in cases of rape. 
C)  only shows that abortion is permissible in cases of rape. 
D)  shows that abortion is only permissible in cases of rape. 
A)  does not show that abortion is permissible in cases of rape. 
B)  shows that abortion is permissible in cases of rape. 
C)  only shows that abortion is permissible in cases of rape. 
D)  shows that abortion is only permissible in cases of rape.

Exam 12: Abortion

According to Noonan, arguments for the permissibility of abortion

How does Marquis respond to the objection that his account entails that contraception is seriously morally wrong? Do you find his response compelling? Why or why not?

Which of the following claims does Thomson think is true?

According to Thomson, what is the relationship between the right to life and the right to decide what happens to one's body?

According to Warren, the moral community consists of all and only

A pro-choice advocate might argue that abortion is not immoral because fetuses are not

Do fetuses have interests? If they do, how do we weigh these interests against the interests of persons (especially pregnant women)? If not, does this entail that infants have no interests either? Defend your answers.

Many people claim that a fetus is a person from the moment of conception. In her paper, Thomson

Talk about: -Conception

Warren thinks that to show that abortion is morally permissible, we must show that fetuses lack personhood. Why does she think this? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Warren argues that fetuses

According to the text, the problem with the Argument from Personhood is that

In what way is Marquis's criticism of abortion distinct from those that appeal to the wrongness of killing potential persons?

According to Noonan, what does it take to be human? To what purpose does Noonan put this definition of humanity? Do you think this definition is plausible for this purpose? Defend your answers.

According to Warren, the rights of actual persons _______ outweigh the rights of potential persons.

According to Marquis, standard anti-abortion arguments

What claim does Thomson assume for the sake of argument?

Talk about: -Trimester

Why doesn't Marquis think that his theory entails that contraception is wrong?

Warren critiques Thomson's violinist analogy on the grounds that it

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