A Defense of Abortion / Eine Verteidigung der Abtreibung

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Is the fetus's right to life more important than the mother's right to her own body? Judith Jarvis Thomson discussed this question in 1971 in a famous thought experiment. Imagine being connected without your consent to the circulatory system of a seriously ill famous violinist to save his life. Are you allowed to disconnect yourself later, accepting the death of the famous artist? Thomson answers yes and applies this conclusion to the abortion debate. The classic text is presented here with a commentary that reconstructs the argumentation and its historical impact. The series "Great Papers Philosophy" offers groundbreaking essays. It includes a precise, citable reproduction of the text (the original on the left, a new translation on the right), a historical overview of philosophical thought on the problem, an analysis of the text and its argument structure, followed by a section about the author and a commented bibliography. E-book with pagination of the printed edition and original pagination.