In her argument from analogy in defense of abortion, Thomson thinks that we can

unhook ourselves from the ailing violinist, because __________.



a. the right to life outweighs other rights
b. the right to life does not entail the right to use another person’s body
c. we have no special moral obligations
d. fetuses don’t have the right to life


b

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