Philosophy 20: Ethics

Pierce College

Department of History, Philosophy, & Sociology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lecture Notes for Thomson's "A Defense of Abortion"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thompson and Abortion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consent and body rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performer analogy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-defense

 

 

 

 

 

Right to life

 

 

 

 

 

 

Body rights in the face of others' death

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consent with regards to protections

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decency