Abortion I am presenting a summary of a paper written by Judith Thomson on ethics of abortion. In this summary I will analyze her arguments in support of abortion and her distinction between moral obligation and supererogatory action, under the assumption that a fetus is a person. Thomson justifies the case for abortion by arguing that there are limits to the fetus’ right to life (i.e. there are more important rights at stake). I will summarize Thomson’s three cases for when abortions are justified:
testing is a setback on a healthy future. We test chemicals that we use every day on animals. It’s surprising; we do this so often without thinking twice. Imagine if a giant that we have no power against tested on us. We’d rally and protest and do anything to get our way. Just because animals don’t organize huge rallies against our actions, it doesn’t mean they don’t feel pain. By now you’re probably wondering, Hasn't anybody done anything about this? We get mad at the slightest of things, so surely