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How far does this extend? To riff off the classic example, what happens if there were a hypothetical medical condition where a violinist needed to be attached t

How far does this extend? To riff off the classic example, what happens if there were a hypothetical medical condition where a violinist needed to be attached to your bloodstream for nine months and would die if removed beforehand, and you sign a contract agreeing to it before deciding at month seven that you've had enough and cut her off, killing her? Have you committed a moral crime there? And if so, should you face legal punishment for it (a separate question)?

dariusj18 4y ago
This is a contrived example, but a pretty obvious answer given PC's stance. You can enter into the contact and would need be prepared for civil liability upon breach, or criminal if you entered into the contract under false pretenses. Intent would be a major part of deciding the criminal action. If you could be shown to have the intent of someone's death, then that would be murder, otherwise no.
- Levitz 4y ago
  It is a contrived example, but it has a reason for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defense_of_Abortion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defense_of_Abortion
  - dariusj18 4y ago
    Seems pretty heavily modified from the source, but even the source isn't super relevant because it is trying to use though experiments to determine the morality of the act, however Roe and this subsequent decision (tenuously) are based on legal justification.
    - scarmig 4y ago
      Thought experiments are useful as intuition pumps, and very widely used in philosophy. And the particular argument I was responding to was about a moral argument for complete bodily autonomy.
  - ModernMech 4y ago
    As a violinist, I’m confused as to why the person is a violinist is relevant at all.
digdugdirk 4y ago
Going along with your scenario - you'd have a discussion with your medical professional (who you've been seeing since the start of this process) and explore the possible outcomes with their guidance. In this specific scenario, you'd line up another volunteer host and transfer the contracted host-duties over to them.

dariusj18 4y ago

This is a contrived example, but a pretty obvious answer given PC's stance. You can enter into the contact and would need be prepared for civil liability upon breach, or criminal if you entered into the contract under false pretenses. Intent would be a major part of deciding the criminal action. If you could be shown to have the intent of someone's death, then that would be murder, otherwise no.

Levitz 4y ago
It is a contrived example, but it has a reason for it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defense_of_Abortion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Defense_of_Abortion
- dariusj18 4y ago
  Seems pretty heavily modified from the source, but even the source isn't super relevant because it is trying to use though experiments to determine the morality of the act, however Roe and this subsequent decision (tenuously) are based on legal justification.
  - scarmig 4y ago
    Thought experiments are useful as intuition pumps, and very widely used in philosophy. And the particular argument I was responding to was about a moral argument for complete bodily autonomy.
- ModernMech 4y ago
  As a violinist, I’m confused as to why the person is a violinist is relevant at all.

digdugdirk 4y ago

Going along with your scenario - you'd have a discussion with your medical professional (who you've been seeing since the start of this process) and explore the possible outcomes with their guidance. In this specific scenario, you'd line up another volunteer host and transfer the contracted host-duties over to them.