Question 1

According to the Infanticide Argument,

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A)  abortion is a form of infanticide. 
B)  there is no way to tell the difference between a fetus and an infant. 
C)  whether or not a fetus is a person makes no difference to its moral status. 
D)  if infanticide is immoral, then so is abortion. 
A)  abortion is a form of infanticide. 
B)  there is no way to tell the difference between a fetus and an infant. 
C)  whether or not a fetus is a person makes no difference to its moral status. 
D)  if infanticide is immoral, then so is abortion.

Question 2

Noonan draws an analogy between the probability that one will hit someone when shooting a gun into the bushes and the probability that a fetus will

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A)  be viable. 
B)  fully develop. 
C)  be aborted. 
D)  endanger the mother's life. 
A)  be viable. 
B)  fully develop. 
C)  be aborted. 
D)  endanger the mother's life.

Question 3

How does Marquis's argument against abortion differ from the "standard anti-abortion" argument he considers at the beginning of the paper? Which argument do you think is stronger? Do you think either argument succeeds? Defend your answers.

Accepted Answer

Marquis's argument against abortion diff

Question 4

Thomson claims that a woman grants a fetus a right to the use of her body whenever she has

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A)  intercourse. 
B)  intercourse voluntarily. 
C)  intercourse voluntarily without using protection. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  intercourse. 
B)  intercourse voluntarily. 
C)  intercourse voluntarily without using protection. 
D)  None of the above

Question 5

According to the text, the term human being is ambiguous about whether it is a _______ category or a _______ one.

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A)  biological; sociological 
B)  psychological; sociological 
C)  biological; deontological 
D)  biological; psychological 
A)  biological; sociological 
B)  psychological; sociological 
C)  biological; deontological 
D)  biological; psychological

Question 6

Which of the following does Marquis list as an advantage of his account of the wrongness of killing?

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A)  It explains why we regard killing as one of the worst crimes. 
B)  It explains why it is wrong to kill some nonhumans. 
C)  It does not entail that active euthanasia is always wrong. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  It explains why we regard killing as one of the worst crimes. 
B)  It explains why it is wrong to kill some nonhumans. 
C)  It does not entail that active euthanasia is always wrong. 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

According to the text, a person is

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A)  a member of the species Homo Sapiens. 
B)  a rational, self-aware being with capacities for emotion, reflection and communication. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  a member of the species Homo Sapiens. 
B)  a rational, self-aware being with capacities for emotion, reflection and communication. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 8

How does Thomson interpret the idea of having a right to life? Does she think that fetuses have a right to life? What implications about abortion does she draw from the notion of a right to life? Do you find her account of what it is to have a right to life compelling?

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Thomson interprets the idea of having a

Question 9

According to Warren, genetic humanity is _______ for personhood.

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A)  necessary but not sufficient 
B)  sufficient but not necessary 
C)  both necessary and sufficient 
D)  neither necessary nor sufficient 
A)  necessary but not sufficient 
B)  sufficient but not necessary 
C)  both necessary and sufficient 
D)  neither necessary nor sufficient

Question 10

Talk about:
-Persons

Accepted Answer

beings who are rational, can t

Question 11

What is the notion of personhood that is at issue in the debate over abortion? What significance do you think personhood has for this debate? Is it only persons that have moral status? Defend your answers.

Accepted Answer

The notion of personhood at issue in the

Question 12

What is the sorites reasoning behind the Infanticide Argument?

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A)  A difference in one grain of sand cannot make a difference to whether you have a heap of sand. 
B)  A difference in spatial location cannot make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
C)  A difference of a few hours cannot make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  A difference in one grain of sand cannot make a difference to whether you have a heap of sand. 
B)  A difference in spatial location cannot make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
C)  A difference of a few hours cannot make a difference to whether a fetus has a particular moral status. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 13

Talk about:
-Sorites

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a form of argument that relies

Question 14

Briefly recount Thomson's violinist case. What does Thomson take the case to show? Raise what you take to be the most serious objection to Thomson's treatment of the violinist case. How would Thomson respond to your objection? Ultimately, do you think your objection succeeds? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Judith Jarvis Thomson's violinist case i

Question 15

Marquis thinks that abortion is

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A)  always morally permissible. 
B)  almost always permissible. 
C)  almost always impermissible. 
D)  always impermissible. 
A)  always morally permissible. 
B)  almost always permissible. 
C)  almost always impermissible. 
D)  always impermissible.

Question 16

Which of the following would a pro-choice advocate say about the moral rule against killing innocents?

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A)  It shows that abortion is morally wrong. 
B)  It is not a true moral rule. 
C)  It only applies to persons, not all members of our species. 
D)  It can be broken when doing so would make one better off. 
A)  It shows that abortion is morally wrong. 
B)  It is not a true moral rule. 
C)  It only applies to persons, not all members of our species. 
D)  It can be broken when doing so would make one better off.

Question 17

According to the Argument from Ensoulment, it is immoral to kill a human fetus because it

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A)  has the potential to be a person. 
B)  is a person. 
C)  has a soul. 
D)  has the potential to have a soul. 
A)  has the potential to be a person. 
B)  is a person. 
C)  has a soul. 
D)  has the potential to have a soul.

Question 18

According to Warren, the appeal to _______ is a feeble argument for the permissibility of abortion.

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A)  side effects 
B)  property rights 
C)  self-determination 
D)  bodily autonomy 
A)  side effects 
B)  property rights 
C)  self-determination 
D)  bodily autonomy

Question 19

Write an essay critically assessing Marquis's argument that abortion is, in most cases, seriously immoral. Reconstruct the argument, and then raise what you take to be the most powerful objection to his argument. Do you think your objection succeeds? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Marquis's argument against abortion is b

Question 20

Marquis's account of the wrongness of killing entails that it is wrong to kill

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A)  all and only humans. 
B)  all humans and some other animals. 
C)  some humans and some animals. 
D)  all animals. 
A)  all and only humans. 
B)  all humans and some other animals. 
C)  some humans and some animals. 
D)  all animals.

Exam 12: Abortion

According to the Infanticide Argument,

Noonan draws an analogy between the probability that one will hit someone when shooting a gun into the bushes and the probability that a fetus will

How does Marquis's argument against abortion differ from the "standard anti-abortion" argument he considers at the beginning of the paper? Which argument do you think is stronger? Do you think either argument succeeds? Defend your answers.

Thomson claims that a woman grants a fetus a right to the use of her body whenever she has

According to the text, the term human being is ambiguous about whether it is a _______ category or a _______ one.

Which of the following does Marquis list as an advantage of his account of the wrongness of killing?

According to the text, a person is

How does Thomson interpret the idea of having a right to life? Does she think that fetuses have a right to life? What implications about abortion does she draw from the notion of a right to life? Do you find her account of what it is to have a right to life compelling?

According to Warren, genetic humanity is _______ for personhood.

Talk about: -Persons

What is the notion of personhood that is at issue in the debate over abortion? What significance do you think personhood has for this debate? Is it only persons that have moral status? Defend your answers.

What is the sorites reasoning behind the Infanticide Argument?

Talk about: -Sorites

Briefly recount Thomson's violinist case. What does Thomson take the case to show? Raise what you take to be the most serious objection to Thomson's treatment of the violinist case. How would Thomson respond to your objection? Ultimately, do you think your objection succeeds? Why or why not?

Marquis thinks that abortion is

Which of the following would a pro-choice advocate say about the moral rule against killing innocents?

According to the Argument from Ensoulment, it is immoral to kill a human fetus because it

According to Warren, the appeal to _______ is a feeble argument for the permissibility of abortion.

Write an essay critically assessing Marquis's argument that abortion is, in most cases, seriously immoral. Reconstruct the argument, and then raise what you take to be the most powerful objection to his argument. Do you think your objection succeeds? Why or why not?

Marquis's account of the wrongness of killing entails that it is wrong to kill

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