There are many arguments for and against abortion, a major one being whether or not the fetus is a person. For this essay I will only analyze and discuss two philosophers with two different arguments, which are for and against abortion, with neither of them focusing on whether the fetus is a person or not. I will first examine the argument that Judith Jarvis Thomson concludes, in cases of pregnancy due to rape, in her article entitled “A Defense of Abortion”. I will explain how he argues that abortion is morally permissible in cases of rape and point out a problem with his argument. Then in Don Marchese's article entitled “Why abortion is immoral”. I will explain how he argues that abortion is immoral and also point out a problem with his argument. Finally, I will give my opinion on who I think has the stronger argument between the two. In Thomson's argument in the rape pregnancy case, she begins by granting the premise that the fetus is a person from the moment of conception, the fetus has a right to life, but questions whether a person's right to life outweighs or minus the right a woman has to decide what happens to herself and her body. Thomson asks us to imagine the following analogy: “You wake up in the morning and find yourself side by side in bed with an unconscious violinist. A famous unconscious violinist. It was discovered that he has a life-threatening kidney ailment, and the Society of Music Lovers looked at all available medical records and found that only you have the right blood type to help. That's why they kidnapped you and last night the violinist's circulatory system was connected to yours, so that your kidneys can be used to extract poisons from his blood and... middle of paper... him potential to have a " future like ours." A “future like ours” could be defined by many, very differently, so it is too broad a concept and has the potential to encompass too much. While he tries to briefly explain what a "future like ours" entails, he never really develops a real concept, which is why I don't think Marchese's opinions are strong enough without personally allowing him to explain himself for clarification. On the other hand, I believe Thomson also doesn't have a strong enough case, but unlike Marquis, where everything is based on assumptions, his analogy could be modified to paint a better picture of a rape case. Therefore, it is my opinion that Thomson has a stronger argument than Marquis. In conclusion both Thomson and Marquis claim to be able to explain a correct and distinctive answer to the question of the moral status of abortion.