Thomson's Diseased Musician thought experiment shows that

A. the health care system does not treat all patients equally.
B. the question of whether the fetus is a person is irrelevant to the abortion controversy.
C. to be an agent, one must be in good health.
D. your mental capacity determines if you are a human or not.
E. society values practical professions over the arts.


Answer: B

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