Thomson holds that no special relationship is established between a mother and a fetus just in virtue of the fact that the pregnancy resulted from a voluntary act.

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Thomson argues that even if a woman voluntarily engages in intercourse and becomes pregnant, this does not automatically create a special moral obligation for her to carry the pregnancy to term, challenging the assumption that consent to intercourse is consent to pregnancy.

Thomson Holds That No Special Relationship Is Established Between a Mother