Ideas from 'A Defense of Abortion' by Judith (Jarvis) Thomson [1971], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Ethics for Modern Life' (ed/tr Abelson,R./Friquegnon,M) [St Martin's 1987,0-312-26602-2]].

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25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 3. Abortion

4058	Is someone's right to life diminished if they were conceived by a rape?

4060	The right to life does not bestow the right to use someone else's body to support that life

4061	The right to life is not a right not to be killed, but not to be killed unjustly

4059	It can't be murder for a mother to perform an abortion on herself to save her own life

4062	No one is morally required to make huge sacrifices to keep someone else alive for nine months

4057	A newly fertilized ovum is no more a person than an acorn is an oak tree

4695	Maybe abortion can be justified despite the foetus having full human rights [Foot]

4696	The foetus is safe in the womb, so abortion initiates its death, with the mother as the agent. [Foot]