The point of Thomson's analogy between a pregnant woman and a woman whose

bloodstream has been hooked up to a famous violinist's in order to save his life is:



a. abortions are often justified even if a fetus is a person
b. science fiction stories are useless in determining the morality of abortion
c. the only time an abortion is justified is in the case of rape

d. we have a moral duty to be Good Samaritans


a.

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