Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Am J Bioeth. 2010 Dec;10(12):33-46. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2010.528508.
In 2008, many states sought to pass Human Life Amendments, which would extend the definition of personhood to encompass newly fertilized eggs. If such an amendment were to pass, Roe v. Wade, as currently defended by the Supreme Court, may be repealed. Consequently, it is necessary to defend the right to an abortion in a manner that succeeds even if a Human Life Amendment successfully passes. J.J. Thomson's argument in "A Defense of Abortion" successfully achieves this. Her argument is especially strong when one considers that her central thesis-that one person's right to life does not entail the right to use another's person's body for continued sustenance-is pervasive in legal policies in the U.S.A.
2008 年，许多州试图通过《人类生命修正案》，将人的定义扩大到包括新受精的卵子。如果这样的修正案获得通过，罗诉韦德案（Roe v. Wade）可能会被推翻。因此，即使《人类生命修正案》获得通过，也有必要以一种成功的方式捍卫堕胎权。J.J. 汤姆森（J.J. Thomson）在《堕胎辩护》（A Defense of Abortion）一文中的论点成功地做到了这一点。当人们考虑到她的中心论点——一个人的生命权并不意味着有权使用另一个人的身体来维持生命——在美国的法律政策中普遍存在时，她的论点尤其有力。
