Judith Jarvis Thomson uses the modified violinist example to show that __________

a. abortion is permissible if the woman’s life is in danger
b. abortion is permissible if the pregnancy happened as a result of rape
c. abortion is permissible if reasonable precautions were taken to avoid pregnancy
d. abortion is wrong except in cases in which the fetus is severely defective


a

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