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    • Reproductive Rights

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    • The debate surrounding abortion, particularly late-term abortion, has intensified following the Kermit Gosnell trial and Giubilini and Minerva's "after-birth abortion" argument.
    • Abortion rights advocates face pressure to articulate a clear moral distinction between late-term abortion and infanticide.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically evaluate the applicability of Judith Jarvis Thomson's "A defense of abortion" argument to the abortion-infanticide debate.
    • To determine if Thomson's analogy can successfully differentiate late-term abortion from infanticide.

    Main Methods:

    • Refinement of Judith Jarvis Thomson's violinist analogy to incorporate morally relevant features of late-term pregnancy.
    • Comparative ethical analysis of late-term abortion and infanticide through the lens of Thomson's argument.

    Main Results:

    • The refined Thomsonian account, when applied to late-term pregnancy, underscores the moral similarities between late-term abortion and infanticide.
    • Late-term abortion necessitates an act of feticide to ensure the death of a viable fetus, a feature not adequately addressed by simple detachment.
    • The Thomsonian approach fails to provide a robust distinction against the Giubilini and Minerva argument.

    Conclusions:

    • A defense of late-term abortion that rejects the permissibility of infanticide requires an alternative ethical framework.
    • Without a new account, proponents of late-term abortion may be compelled to accept the moral conclusions presented by Giubilini and Minerva.