In Thomson's original paper "The Trolley Problem," she presents one view. In "Turning the Trolley," she revisits the trolley problem because she has changed her view on it. How has she changed her mind?
A) She used to think that it was permissible to push the fat man off the bridge; now she does not.
B) She used to think it was permissible to turn the trolley to kill yourself; now she does not.
C) She used to think it was permissible to turn the trolley to kill one worker; now she does not.
D) She used to think it was permissible to let the trolley kill five workers; now she does not.

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Judith Jarvis Thomson originally thought it was permissible to turn the trolley to kill one worker to save five, but later she reconsidered and argued against this view.

In Thomson's Original Paper "The Trolley Problem," She Presents One