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Originally Posted by Cole436
That's missing the entire point that the violinist example is akin to rape, but to humour you your example is assuming that people would engage in sex with some intention of creating a baby; as shown with your 1/1000 odds. Secondly the answer is the same, you are under no moral obligation to hook the dying violinist to your body. It would be very kind of you, but you do not have to do it.
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You're right: I'm changing the initial situation away from one of rape.
The situation I've posed is more akin to having protected sex for sexual gratification - the most common reason underlying most incidents of sex.
What this version asks is: if you have willingly engaged in an activity for which there is a certainty (or high likelihood) of immediate gratification (sexual pleasure/monetary reward), with the knowledge that with it comes a low likelihood of serious long-term consequences (impregnation/violinist-attachment), are you responsible for those long-term consequences in the unlikely event that they result?