abortion

famous violinist problem

pro-life

scientific organization

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

nationality

American

occupation / innovator as

university teacher

philosopher

is wrong, as indicated by the so-called famous violins problem, a thought experiment whereby you are kidnapped and you wake up with a violinist plugged into your body. If you unplug him he will die. If you leave him for 9 months, he will survive. Are you obligated to let him live' And is an unborn child different'.

You wake up to find yourself attached to a famous, unconscious violinist. You're told that a group of music lovers kidnapped you in your sleep in order to plug your body into in the violinist's body a process that will save his life. If you unplug him, he will die. If you remain attached to him for nine months, he'll survive. Are you morally obligated to give up control of your body for nine months' What if the violinist was an unborn child''

is a thought experiment whereby you are kidnapped and you wake up with a violinist plugged into your body. If you unplug him you die. If you leave him for 9 months, you survive. Are you obligated to let him live' And is an unborn child different'.

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Judith Thomson