Explain the meaning and significance of the quotation. Summarize it within the context of the author's broader argument (etc.) and indicate how it functions within this course (i.e., when set alongside other readings or ideas); be as specific as you can. Do not merely restate the quotation in your own words. This will earn you zero points. "I should think, myself, that Minimally Decent Samaritan laws would be one thing, Good Samaritan laws quite another, and in fact highly improper." (Thomson)
Author Judith J Thomson's this quotation is in context of her defense for abortion. She argues that woman has the right to decide for her body and that laws should not force the woman to be a good Samaritan, which she feels is highly improper or injustice towards the woman's right over her body and life. By good Samaritan laws Thomson means those laws that force the woman to sacrifice herself for the sake of unborn who actually has no right over the woman's body and life. Hence, they are highly improper or unfair. Minimally Decent Samaritan laws are those laws that atleast consider the condition of the woman and gives her some rights to think for her own body and doesn't not compel her to sacrifice her body for the sake of the unborn.
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