"The violinist analogy suggests that a mother has no more responsibility for the welfare of her child than she has to a total stranger . McDonagh 's view is even worse . She argues the child is not merely a stranger , but a violent assailant the mother needs to ward off in self-defense ."
"Self-defense ' never enters into it , imo . Unwillingness to share ones body is not necessarily self-defense , so this does not apply ."
"McDonagh 's view is even worse . She argues the child is not merely a stranger , but a violent assailant the mother needs to ward off in self-defense ."
"Self-defense ' never enters into it , imo . Unwillingness to share ones body is not necessarily self-defense , so this does not apply ."