Question

An essay on the morality of this action argued that future conditionals can still be valuable to individuals as part of the utilitarian “Future Like Ours” argument. A paper about this action notes that there is no law under which the bystanders to Kitty Genovese’s death could be prosecuted. That paper about this action juxtaposes “good” and “minimally decent” Samaritans to argue that laws cannot justly compel people to be good. In discussing this action, an author questions (-5[1])whether (*) “person seeds” that drift through a protected window (10[1]-5[1])have a right to use the house in which they land. That essay about this action uses a thought experiment involving a kidnapped person being adjoined to a violinist in order to investigate cases in which the “right to life” of a person can come into conflict with another person’s right to their body. For 10 points, name this (10[1])action defended in a Judith (10[1])Jarvis Thompson paper. ■END■

ANSWER: abortion [accept descriptive equivalents like ending pregnancy] (The first line refers to “An Argument That Abortion Is Wrong” by Don Marquis.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Robbie HahnTAMUTexas A77-5
Pablo LloydHCCtag magnet: taylor's version86-5
Jisoo YooTexas ATAMU8610
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas C14510
Jaik Havlicktag magnet: taylor's versionHCC15010

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2023 ARCADIA at DukeEmory, Duke, YaleY4100%0%0%103.25
2023 ARCADIA at MarylandMaryland, OnlineY2100%0%50%134.50
2023 ARCADIA OnlineMaryland, OnlineY3100%33%0%107.33
2023 ARCADIA at Ohio StateOhio State, TexasY3100%0%33%121.33
2023 ARCADIA at TexasOhio State, TexasY3100%0%67%127.00