With the violinist scenario, Judith Jarvis Thomson tries to show that
A) the fetus is not a person.
B) in pregnancy, the body of the mother can always be exploited.
C) the mother has a right to defend herself against the unborn's use of her body against
Her will (a right to have an abortion).
D) the mother has no right to defend herself against the unborn's use of her body against her will.

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Thomson's violinist scenario is designed to argue that even if the fetus is considered a person with a right to life, the mother may still have a right to terminate the pregnancy if carrying it to term is against her will. This is to illustrate that the right to life does not include the right to use someone else's body to sustain that life without consent.

With the Violinist Scenario, Judith Jarvis Thomson Tries to Show