Thomson rejects the notion that the right to life is the right to the bare minimum required for living because . . .

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Thomson argues that the right to life does not include the right to use someone else's body to sustain one's life. This is a central point in her defense of abortion rights, where she uses the famous violinist analogy to illustrate that being connected to and using another person's body without consent is not a right granted by the right to life.

Thomson Rejects the Notion That the Right to Life Is