#136: Responding to Unusual Pro-Choice Arguments

Josh, Liz and Andrew have been talking to pro-choice people for years, and every once in a while, they've come across some very unique arguments. We discuss how pro-lifers should respond when they come across arguments like these: "How do you know you're human?" "If I have a tie, and giving you this tie will save your life, I still don't have any obligation to give you this tie." "Personhood begins when you can visually determine the baby's gender on an ultrasound." "Abortion is okay because the unborn will be reincarnated into a family that will love them." Correction from Josh: At 14:30 I said that in some states you not only have a moral obligation to dial 911 if you see a mugging going on in the distance, but also a legal obligation. I have not yet finished my research on this subject, but since recording this episode last year, my opinion has changed and I am no longer convinced that there are any state laws that requires anyone to dial 911 in this situation. Whether these laws should exist is another debate. Judith Jarvis Thompson does argue in her famous essay that everyone is morally obligated to do this. It would be the act of a "minimally good Samaritan."