Question 1

According to Thomson and her violinist analogy based argument,if the fetus is thought to be a human being then abortion is not morally permissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Roe v.Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling on abortion asserts that a woman should always have a right to abortion if she so chooses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What is the difference between Method I and Method II.

Accepted Answer

Method I strictly considers points in fetal development and asks what is present,when,and why that matters.Method II considers the issue more broadly and asks what gives any being moral status,whether it is membership in a particular species or whether it is possession of some characteristics either potentially or actually.

Question 4

In using "Method I" to determine the morality of abortion we need to pick a point in fetal development and then tell what is present and why this is significant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to utilitarian reasoning,abortion is morally unjustified if it will lead to more unhappiness than happiness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If some action is immoral,then it follows from this alone that it ought also to be illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If a woman says she has a right to her body,she is basing her argument on

Accepted Answer

A)  Egoism. 
B)  Natural law. 
C)  Categorical Imperative. 
D)  Virtue ethics. 
A)  Egoism. 
B)  Natural law. 
C)  Categorical Imperative. 
D)  Virtue ethics.

Question 8

According to the Roe v.Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling,there is a fundamental right to privacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To suggest that abortion may be less immoral in Kenya than in Germany is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarianism. 
B)  Natural law. 
C)  The Categorical imperative. 
D)  Relativism. 
A)  Utilitarianism. 
B)  Natural law. 
C)  The Categorical imperative. 
D)  Relativism.

Question 10

People who argue that abortions lead to a lack of adoptable babies are basing their argument on

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarianism. 
B)  Natural law. 
C)  Categorical Imperative. 
D)  Egoism. 
A)  Utilitarianism. 
B)  Natural law. 
C)  Categorical Imperative. 
D)  Egoism.

Question 11

To claim that before Roe v.Wade there were thousands of women dying as a result of illegal abortions is making an argument based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarianism. 
B)  Virtue ethics. 
C)  Categorical Imperative. 
D)  Relativism. 
A)  Utilitarianism. 
B)  Virtue ethics. 
C)  Categorical Imperative. 
D)  Relativism.

Question 12

Sex-selective abortion is legal in

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.K. 
B)  Canada 
C)  Germany 
D)  the U.S. 
A)  the U.K. 
B)  Canada 
C)  Germany 
D)  the U.S.

Question 13

MacKinnon listed all the following as stages of fetal development except

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertilization. 
B)  Viability. 
C)  Sensory awareness. 
D)  Quickening. 
A)  Fertilization. 
B)  Viability. 
C)  Sensory awareness. 
D)  Quickening.

Question 14

According to the species-based criterion of "Method II",in order to have full moral value and a right to life an individual must have certain person-making characteristics,such as the ability to reason.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Do all arguments regarding abortion need to determine what is the moral status of the fetus? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Apart from the issue of what arguments a

Question 16

According to Thomson,if one has a right to life one has a right to whatever is necessary to sustain that life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A blastocyst is a

Accepted Answer

A)  Ball of cells. 
B)  Type of abortion procedure. 
C)  Concept the pro-life camp uses to scare women. 
D)  Ovum. 
A)  Ball of cells. 
B)  Type of abortion procedure. 
C)  Concept the pro-life camp uses to scare women. 
D)  Ovum.

Question 18

Judith Jarvis Thompson creates an analogy about

Accepted Answer

A)  A child able to talk within the womb. 
B)  A woman being denied a right to job. 
C)  A woman awakes to find her body being used to give life support to a violinist. 
D)  A man who is pregnant. 
A)  A child able to talk within the womb. 
B)  A woman being denied a right to job. 
C)  A woman awakes to find her body being used to give life support to a violinist. 
D)  A man who is pregnant.

Question 19

RU486 induces abortion by

Accepted Answer

A)  preventing the blastocyte from embedding in the uterine wall. 
B)  replacing the amnioitic fluid with saline. 
C)  inducing uterine contractions. 
D)  inducing early labor. 
A)  preventing the blastocyte from embedding in the uterine wall. 
B)  replacing the amnioitic fluid with saline. 
C)  inducing uterine contractions. 
D)  inducing early labor.

Question 20

The ratio of boys to girls in some sections of China today is

Accepted Answer

A)  96:100 
B)  115:100 
C)  124:100 
D)  120:100 
A)  96:100 
B)  115:100 
C)  124:100 
D)  120:100

According to Thomson and her violinist analogy based argument,if the fetus is thought to be a human being then abortion is not morally permissible.

The Roe v.Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling on abortion asserts that a woman should always have a right to abortion if she so chooses.

What is the difference between Method I and Method II.

In using "Method I" to determine the morality of abortion we need to pick a point in fetal development and then tell what is present and why this is significant.

According to utilitarian reasoning,abortion is morally unjustified if it will lead to more unhappiness than happiness.

If some action is immoral,then it follows from this alone that it ought also to be illegal.

If a woman says she has a right to her body,she is basing her argument on

According to the Roe v.Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling,there is a fundamental right to privacy.

To suggest that abortion may be less immoral in Kenya than in Germany is based on

People who argue that abortions lead to a lack of adoptable babies are basing their argument on

To claim that before Roe v.Wade there were thousands of women dying as a result of illegal abortions is making an argument based on

Sex-selective abortion is legal in

MacKinnon listed all the following as stages of fetal development except

According to the species-based criterion of "Method II",in order to have full moral value and a right to life an individual must have certain person-making characteristics,such as the ability to reason.

Do all arguments regarding abortion need to determine what is the moral status of the fetus? Explain.

According to Thomson,if one has a right to life one has a right to whatever is necessary to sustain that life.

A blastocyst is a

Judith Jarvis Thompson creates an analogy about

RU486 induces abortion by

The ratio of boys to girls in some sections of China today is

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Utilitarianism and John Stewart Mill

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Natural Law and Human Rights

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care

Euthanasia

Sexual Morality

Equality and Discrimination

Economic Justice

Legal Punishment

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Animal Rights

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Exam 11: Abortion

According to Thomson and her violinist analogy based argument,if the fetus is thought to be a human being then abortion is not morally permissible.

The Roe v.Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling on abortion asserts that a woman should always have a right to abortion if she so chooses.

What is the difference between Method I and Method II.

In using "Method I" to determine the morality of abortion we need to pick a point in fetal development and then tell what is present and why this is significant.

According to utilitarian reasoning,abortion is morally unjustified if it will lead to more unhappiness than happiness.

If some action is immoral,then it follows from this alone that it ought also to be illegal.

If a woman says she has a right to her body,she is basing her argument on

According to the Roe v.Wade 1971 Supreme Court ruling,there is a fundamental right to privacy.

To suggest that abortion may be less immoral in Kenya than in Germany is based on

People who argue that abortions lead to a lack of adoptable babies are basing their argument on

To claim that before Roe v.Wade there were thousands of women dying as a result of illegal abortions is making an argument based on

Sex-selective abortion is legal in

MacKinnon listed all the following as stages of fetal development except

According to the species-based criterion of "Method II",in order to have full moral value and a right to life an individual must have certain person-making characteristics,such as the ability to reason.

Do all arguments regarding abortion need to determine what is the moral status of the fetus? Explain.

According to Thomson,if one has a right to life one has a right to whatever is necessary to sustain that life.

A blastocyst is a

Judith Jarvis Thompson creates an analogy about

RU486 induces abortion by

The ratio of boys to girls in some sections of China today is

Ethics and Ethical Reasoning

Religion and Global Ethics

Ethical Relativism

Egoism Altruism and the Social Contract

Utilitarianism and John Stewart Mill

Deontological Ethics and Immanuel Kant

Natural Law and Human Rights

Virtue Ethics

Feminist Thought and the Ethics of Care

Euthanasia

Sexual Morality

Equality and Discrimination

Economic Justice

Legal Punishment

Environmental Ethics

Animal Rights

Stem Cell Research Cloning and Genetic Engineering

Violence Terrorism and War

Global Issues and Globalization

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