"Parallels that Are n't Parallel The key question in any slippery slope appeal is whether the two situations are truly similar in a morally relevant way . If not , then the illustration is guilty of a logical slippery slope fallacy . The analogy fails and the argument falls apart . Are there important differences between pregnancy and kidnapping ? Yes , many . First , the violinist is artificially attached to the woman . A mother 's unborn baby , however , is not surgically connected , nor was it ever `` attached `` to her . Instead , the baby is being produced by the mother 's own body by the natural process of reproduction ."
"This is just ridiculous . The argument does n't require the connection to be natural or artificial . Whether it is one or the other makes no difference in terms of the morality . If the point is irrelevant , the objection is irrelevant ."
"A mother 's unborn baby , however , is not surgically connected , nor was it ever `` attached `` to her . Instead , the baby is being produced by the mother 's own body by the natural process of reproduction ."
"This is just ridiculous . The argument does n't require the connection to be natural or artificial ."