"A Defense of Abortion"
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"A Defense of Abortion" is a highly influential 1971 philosophical essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson that uses thought experiments, most famously the violinist analogy, to argue for the moral permissibility of abortion even if the fetus is granted personhood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "A Defense of Abortion" canonical | 1 |
| “A Defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12044925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "A Defense of Abortion" Context triple: [Judith Jarvis Thomson, notableWork, "A Defense of Abortion"]
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A.
In Defense of Women
In Defense of Women is a 1918 collection of essays by American critic H. L. Mencken that offers a provocative, satirical, and often controversial examination of women, gender relations, and early 20th-century social norms.
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B.
My Fight for Birth Control
"My Fight for Birth Control" is an autobiographical work by birth control activist Margaret Sanger, detailing her struggles to legalize and promote contraception in the early 20th century.
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C.
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control was an early 20th-century London birth control clinic established by Marie Stopes to provide women with access to family planning advice and contraceptive services.
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D.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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E.
The Female Right to Literature
The Female Right to Literature is an 18th-century essay by Thomas Seward that argues women should have equal access to education and literary pursuits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "A Defense of Abortion" Target entity description: "A Defense of Abortion" is a highly influential 1971 philosophical essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson that uses thought experiments, most famously the violinist analogy, to argue for the moral permissibility of abortion even if the fetus is granted personhood.
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A.
In Defense of Women
In Defense of Women is a 1918 collection of essays by American critic H. L. Mencken that offers a provocative, satirical, and often controversial examination of women, gender relations, and early 20th-century social norms.
-
B.
My Fight for Birth Control
"My Fight for Birth Control" is an autobiographical work by birth control activist Margaret Sanger, detailing her struggles to legalize and promote contraception in the early 20th century.
-
C.
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control
Mother's Clinic for Constructive Birth Control was an early 20th-century London birth control clinic established by Marie Stopes to provide women with access to family planning advice and contraceptive services.
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D.
The Control of Parenthood
The Control of Parenthood is a book by Leonard Darwin that discusses eugenics and the social and ethical implications of regulating human reproduction.
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E.
The Female Right to Literature
The Female Right to Literature is an 18th-century essay by Thomas Seward that argues women should have equal access to education and literary pursuits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mind
this entity surface form:
“A Defense of Abortion” by Judith Jarvis Thomson