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    Abortion results in the death of a fetus. — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Abortion is morally wrong.

    Abortion results in the death of a fetus.

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    A fetus is an innocent person.Abortion is morally wrong.All innocent persons have a right to life.

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    Unhooking him will result in his death.75%It is prima facie wrong to kill a fetus75%A fetus does not have a future like ours73%A fetus is an innocent person.73%

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    Judith Thomson provided one of the most striking and effective thought experiments in the moral realm (see Thomson 1971). Her example is aimed at a popular anti-abortion argument that goes something like this: A fetus is an innocent person. All innocent persons have a right to life. Abortion results in the death of a fetus. Therefore, abortion is morally wrong. In her thought experiment, Thomson asks you to imagine a famous violinist falling into a coma. The society of music lovers determines fr

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