exam 2 - boonin

Question 1

boonin’s response to feinberg’s speedboat example

Answer 1

it isn’t analogous of pregnancy because boat involves already existing life in danger

Question 2

imperfect drug example

Answer 2

• it’ll cure violinist’s ailment, but the side effect is kidney failure in 5-10 years
• if you don’t let him use your blood for 9 months, he’ll die

Question 3

how does the imperfect drug tie to abortion?

Answer 3

you’re responsible for curing the initial disease, but not the later ailment
- just because she consented to sex, it doen’t make her responsible for every consequence of it

Question 4

tacit consent

Answer 4

unspoken and assumed consent

Question 5

bill and ted example

Answer 5

• bill likes his service and intentionally leaves a tip
• ted accidentally leaves a wad of cash on the table and leaves

Question 6

how does bill and ted tie to abortion?

Answer 6

ted doesn’t tacitly consent to leaving the tip because it was unintentional

analogous for unwanted pregnancies

Question 7

boonin’s take on responsibility objection

Answer 7

the objection assumes that consent is tacit, but it isn’t because it’s missing the intentionality

Question 8

withdrawing consent

Answer 8

evem if women consent to fetus using her body, she has a right to withdraw consent

similar to consenting to sex and withdrawing that consent

Question 10

volunteer example

Answer 10

if a volunteer can withdraw consent permissibly, so can a pregnant woman

more liberal view than thomson

Question 11

in which cases is abortion permissible?

boonin

Answer 11

• life-threatening situation
• rape
• faulty contraception
• contraceptive failure
• failure to use contraception once or twice
• failure to ever use contraception
• intentionally trying to get pregnant