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Originally Posted by zuluking
Interesting thought experiment. And as a thought experiment, it invokes thoughtful discussion, but as an argument for or against, in and of itself, it is not.
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Well no, it is without a doubt an argument. The violinist example is an analogy to pregnancy to rape, as it states that you have been forced against your will to be hooked up to the dying violinist, and must continue to do so for the next nine months or he will die. Would it be really nice if you did that? Sure. Are you under any moral obligation to do so? Absolutely not, he does not have the right to use your body without your permission, same goes for a baby in that situation.
The robber example is an analogy to unprotected sex, if you don't lock your door when you leave your house you know there is the possibility to get robbed, but you are not inviting the robber into your house to be robbed; he has no permission to be there. Same as a baby if a woman deems so.
The point is a woman has a right to her body, and if she does not allow a baby to live in her she has the right to abort. Though I believe that is only valid until the first trimester before cognitive function begins in the fetus.