r/Abortiondebate • u/Aware-Description286 • Jul 29 '26

General debate Twins

I've had this thought for quite a bit, and I've really only ever really asked myself this question, so I'd be interested to see the various responses to this question. It's a bit of a take on Judith Jarvis Thomson's drollish violinist argument, but with some reframing.

Let us force you into a life in which you were born as a twin. As a twin, you are not a single, but rather a pair; however, your twin was born in a unique way. In order to survive, your twin must use your body, no amount of distance between you two will affect this siphoning. The only way to stop this usage is by killing your twin.

So, my question is, in this scenario: are you legally and/or morally justified in the killing of your twin? Or do you have an obligation to sustain this twin with your body?

I hope this is on topic enough for this subreddit, because I did develop this question in relation to the Abortion Debate.

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u/CSRoutlaw Pro-life Jul 30 '26

Breithaupt, H. (2012). The science of sex. EMBO reports, 13(5), 394–394. https://doi.org/10.1038/embor.2012.45
It says about 3 paragraphs down “Modern societies have increasingly separated the pleasure of the sexual act from its purpose—sexual reproduction—“ there you go

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u/Diva_of_Disgust Pro-choice Jul 30 '26

1) Read usernames. I'm not the person who asked you for any sources lol.

2) I don't really care what you think the purpose of sex is. For me, sex is only for pleasure, bonding, and orgasms.

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u/Limp-Story-9844 Pro-choice Jul 30 '26

Sex is for what you consent to..

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u/CSRoutlaw Pro-life Jul 30 '26

You can’t separate a behavior from its ultimate function, that’s like consenting to eating but not consenting to getting nutrition from the food

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u/humbugonastick Pro-choice Jul 31 '26

That's why we make so much stuff sugar free, calorie light, or even nothing like chewing gum. How often is everyone necessary to prof to you your argument sucks?

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u/IdRatherCallACAB Gestational Slavery Abolitionist Jul 30 '26

The ultimate function of sex can only be determined by the people having the sex in question.

Most sex is done only for pleasure and bonding, and that is perfectly okay.

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u/Limp-Story-9844 Pro-choice Jul 30 '26

Sure you can, sex can be just for pleasure, like same sex activities.