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Originally Posted by Cole436
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.
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What if, instead of one day waking up to find yourself randomly attached to a dying violinist, you willingly entered the "DVL: Dying Violinist Lottery."
In the DVL, you are given the option of taking 1 of only 100 tickets in the lottery, and if you take a ballot you will immediately be given $1,000. If, however, your ballot is drawn, you will be hooked up to a dying violinist for 9 months to sustain his life.
You elect to take a ticket, knowing the odds are 99 to 1 in your favor.
Your ticket is drawn.
Do you owe an obligation to the violinist?