Marquis' Claims of Why Abortion and Killing Adult Human are Wrong

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Short Answer Assignment 5
Marquis claims that abortion is wrong for the same reason that killing adult humans is wrong. Are there any differences between the two that would justify abortion?
In “A Defense of Abortion,” Judith Thomson finds that the argument against abortion is founded on the premise that a fetus is a human being (Shafer-Landau 334). This is the same premise that Don Marquis bases his argument on. Therefore, according to Marquis, killing a fetus is the same as killing an adult human. However, there are some differences between aborting and killing an adult human. First, an adult human has already gained the right to life once they were born. So, there is a major difference between killing an adult human and aborting a fetus. One has gained their right to life while the other hasn’t. Second, unlike an adult human, a fetus has no idea of the right to life. Therefore, conducting an abortion does not come anywhere close to killing an adult human. An adult human is aware that they are being robbed of their right to live while a fetus does not.
During the podcast Michael Schur suggests the best of your ability to help is all we can do. What does he say that looks like during the pandemic? Do you think most people are doing the best they can do? Do you agree with this?
Michael Schur provides the trolley problem as an example of something similar to the pandemic. The trolley problem is similar to the pandemic because it involves an ethical dilemma in which one can either sacrifice a single individual for the sake of the majority or sacrifice the majority and save the single individual. I think that most people are doing the best they can because it is physically evident. People are covering their mouths and noses, maintaining social distance, and staying home as...