PHIL 211 Waldorf University Abortion Debate Paper read the attached readings and answer the 5 questions below and write 200 words for each (total 1000 word

PHIL 211 Waldorf University Abortion Debate Paper read the attached readings and answer the 5 questions below and write 200 words for each (total 1000 words)

THOMSON’S JUSTIFICATION

1. How is Judith Jarvis Thomson’s justification of abortion supposed to work? (Don’t “summarize” it; characterize it relative to its competitors.)

PARENTAL DUTIES

Lee and George reject the idea that parental responsibilities or duties ought to be conceived as consensual or contractual.

2. Why do they reject that notion and what is the significance of their rejection?

3. Finally if parental responsibilities are not consensual or contractual, what might be the source of their moral force?

HUMAN BEINGS/HUMAN PERSONS

4. What is the relevance in the abortion debate of distinguishing human persons from human beings?

5. Might there be non-human persons or human beings that are not persons?

* At least 2 paragraphs for each question.