Thomson crafted a compelling argument although I personally disagree with it. I disagree with the suggestion that carrying a baby to term should be classified as a “Good Samaritan” or supererogatory act. She claims this because mothers are forced to house their babies for nine months and risk their own health in doing so. She claims that this action is above and beyond what the law of the land should require a person to endure. The issue that I have with this argument stems from her claim that once a child is taken home and the birth parents choose not to put the baby up for adoption then, “they have given it rights, and they cannot now withdraw support from it” (335). This claim suggests that the rights of the child are not intrinsic within
