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A 6 page discussion of the concept of "person-seeds", a concept introduced by author Judith Jarvis Thomson in 1971. This paper outlines Thomson's analogy and uses it to delve deeper into the issue of the rights and wrongs of abortion. No additional sources are listed.
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the topic of abortion. Abortion is one of the most controversial practices of our time and the literature is a mirror of that controversy. Many authors use the
written word to promulgate their beliefs that abortion is both morally and ethically wrong. Feminist and other proponents, however, believe that reproductive autonomy is a right and the use
literature as one means of making their views known. This autonomy is the right to decide the type of birth control to employ, if any, and the right to
undergo an abortion if one is desired. Judith Jarvis Thomson presents a particularly interesting view of the many issues surrounding the decision of whether abortion is right or wrong
in an article she published in 1971. Thomson (1971) introduces the concept of "people-seeds". In her analogy she suggests that
these so called "people-seeds" are airborne and drift aimlessly about like pollen. Anyone thus risks the possibility of not only coming in contact with these "people-seeds" but of having
them germinate in their personal space. Thomson suggests that this germination can occur despite the great lengths that some may go to to prevent it. She utilizes the
analogy of fine-meshed screened windows to suggests birth control measures utilized by those that do not want children. When screens are defective, however, the seeds can still drift into
these individuals personal space and germinate in their carpet, the upholstery of their furniture, and other unlikely places. This is true regardless of how much the individual may have
invested in purchasing and installing the screens. Thomson presents the question: "Does the person-plant
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