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Part 1.
1. What is "the Law"? is the law a moral institution?
2. What questions does the example of "Planet Zeldar" ask us about personhood?
3. Summarize the 1973 Roe v, Wade supreme court case.
4. Until what point during pregnancy is abortion allowed under Roe v. Wade?
5. If one were to take the position that a fetus should be countered as a person: What do we do if interests of the fetus conflict with the interests of the mother? whose interest come first?
Part 2.
1. What problems might arise if we decide to treat the "potential " as the "actual" in the case of abortion?
2. Describe Michael Tooley's argument for how we should decide to grant creatures moral rights
3. What consequences does Tooley's argument have for the question of infanticide?
4. Describe the difference between active and passive euthanasia. Give an example of each
5. Is it morally right for someone to stand idly by and watch a person die when they could save that person's life? Do we need "Good Samaritan" Laws?