Even though the famous violinist in Thomson's example had no right to be attached to you in the first place, now that he has been, Thomson believes you have no right to kill him by pulling the plug.

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In Judith Jarvis Thomson's famous violinist analogy, she argues that even though the violinist has no right to be attached to you without your consent, you are morally justified in "unplugging" yourself to end the attachment, thereby not necessarily having an obligation to sustain the violinist's life with your body against your will.

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