Multiple Choice Quiz

According to Thomson, most opposition to abortion relies on:

religious arguments.

the premise that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception.

the premise that killing is always wrong.

an appeal to emotion.

On Thomson's view, if a human being has any just, prior claim to anything at all, he has a just, prior claim to his own:

child.

thoughts.

body

wealth.

Thomson claims that directly killing an innocent person:

is always morally impermissible.

is permissible only in cases of self-defense.

is permissible only where this is required to save the life of someone else.

none of the above.

Thomson claims that even though you ought to let the violinist use your kidneys for the one hour he needs, we should not conclude that:

you should face a legal fine if you didn't.

you would be a bad person if you didn't.

he has a right to use your kidneys.

he has a duty to repay you.

Thomson claims that abortion is unjust in cases where:

the fetus is sentient.

the pregnancy does not require large sacrifices.

the fetus has been granted a right to the use of the mother's body.

the mother voluntarily had sex.

Thomson claims that if the violinist only needed to be hooked up to your kidneys for an hour:

it would be unjust to unhook yourself from him.

to unhook yourself from him would violate his right to life.

it would be indecent to unhook yourself from him.

all of the above.

Thomson claims that having an abortion in the seventh month simply to avoid postponing a trip abroad would be:

unjust.

indecent, and morally prohibited.

indecent, but morally permissible.

morally unproblematic.

Thomson claims that a woman gives the fetus the right to the use of her body in any case in which:

she gets pregnant.

she voluntarily has sex.

she voluntarily has sex without protection.

none of the above.

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