Abstract
[...]Thomson's overarching argument in favor of the permissibility of abortion essentially has two planks: first, a defensive plank against the pro-life position denying that the child's right to life entails its right to the use of the woman's body; and second, an offensive plank in favor of the pro-abortion position arguing that the woman's "right to decide what happens in and to her body" includes the woman's right to procure an abortion. [...]I have criticized her entire framing of the issue in terms of a contest of rights, and have attempted to offer a pro-life argument proceeding from a more accurate analogy to unexpected pregnancy.