Nov 7th

Thomson’s article spends his time pointing out flaws in the arguments of his opposition. He argues that the woman should not be expected to carry the child if it would put her life at risk. He also says that a person has the right to avoid being killed, but only when it does not cause harm to the person who would be doing the killing. Marquis makes many of the same arguments. They support the idea that a fetus has the right to live assuming that the mother is not at risk as a result.
In opposition, Feinberg supports the reverse of the above theories. Feinberg says that because a baby is born little brighter than a vegetable, unable to make decisions for itself, it has no rights. According to Feinberg, until a child is able to make rational decisions, it has no claim to rights.
I really found all of these readings to be hard to get through. They spend a lot of time making points that were not their own. I would have found it easier if they had led with their own opinions and not those of their opponents.