According to Thomson, "the arguments against abortion we are looking at do grant that the woman has a right to decide what happens in and to her body. But although they do grant it, I have tried to show that they ..."
A) fail to provide a medically viable alternative.
B) rely on purely religious grounds for their decision.
C) do not take seriously what is done in granting it.
D) do not accept her metaphysical claim to exist.

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Thomson argues that the arguments against abortion acknowledge a woman's right to decide what happens in and to her body but do not take it seriously enough. She believes that the arguments fail to acknowledge that the woman's right to bodily autonomy should include the right to terminate a pregnancy. In other words, while they grant the right in theory, they do not truly accept its implications.

According to Thomson, "The Arguments Against Abortion We Are Looking