Question 1

In Roe v.Wade the Court ruled that:

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A)  all abortions at any stage of pregnancy are permissible.
B)  in the first three months of pregnancy, a state may regulate (but not ban)  abortion; after viability, a state may forbid abortions, even those necessary to preserve the health or life of the woman.
C)  in the first three months of pregnancy, the woman's right to an abortion is unrestricted; after this period, a state may regulate and even forbid abortions.
D)  in the first three months of pregnancy, the woman's right to an abortion is unrestricted; after this period, a state may regulate (but not ban)  abortion; after viability, a state may regulate and even forbid abortions, except when abortion is necessary to preserve the health or life of the woman.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

According to Mary Anne Warren's criteria for personhood,a self-motivated space alien that was conscious,able to reason and communicate,and was self-aware would be:

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A)  a person.
B)  not a person.
C)  unclassifiable.
D)  morally equivalent to an Earth primate.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

In arguments over abortion,both the conservative and the liberal agree on the following premise:

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A)  abortion is the killing of an innocent person.
B)  abortion before birth would not be the killing of an innocent person.
C)  it is wrong to kill an innocent person.
D)  the unborn is not a person until birth (and thus does not have a right to life) .E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Mary Anne Warren suggests that being genetically human is:

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A)  not the same thing as being a person in the moral sense.
B)  the same thing as being a person in the moral sense.
C)  the prerequisite for having full moral rights.
D)  not important in any sense.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Alicja Tysiac was not permitted by the Polish government to have an abortion even though her health (but not her life) was at risk.She claimed that the Polish government violated her right to:

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A)  a fair trial.
B)  government financial support for pregnant women.
C)  free speech.
D)  respect for privacy and family life.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Exam 8: Abortion

According to Mary Anne Warren's criteria for personhood,a self-motivated space alien that was conscious,able to reason and communicate,and was self-aware would be:

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Alicja Tysiac was not permitted by the Polish government to have an abortion even though her health (but not her life) was at risk.She claimed that the Polish government violated her right to:

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In Roe v.Wade the Court ruled that:

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In arguments over abortion,both the conservative and the liberal agree on the following premise:

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Mary Anne Warren suggests that being genetically human is:

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Exam 8: Abortion

According to Mary Anne Warren's criteria for personhood,a self-motivated space alien that was conscious,able to reason and communicate,and was self-aware would be:

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Alicja Tysiac was not permitted by the Polish government to have an abortion even though her health (but not her life) was at risk.She claimed that the Polish government violated her right to:

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In Roe v.Wade the Court ruled that:

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In arguments over abortion,both the conservative and the liberal agree on the following premise:

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Mary Anne Warren suggests that being genetically human is:

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