Philosophy in film: The Abortion Problem

The Abortion Problem



o Cristian Mungiu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days [ the movie ]

o Judith Thomson, "A Defense of Abortion" [ reading ]

o Carol Gilligan, “Concepts of Self and Morality” [ reading ]



 Argue for whether 4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days is pro-life or pro-

choice? [ paper's topic ]



EACH RESPONSE NEEDS TO:

1) have a title

2) answer the question.

3) bold main claim (otherwise known as a thesis)

4) have a beginning (introduces the text you are writing about and the topic), a middle (the

bulk of the paper where you make an argument), and an end (where you tell me what you

wrote about).

5) analyze at least one quotation from the text.

6) cite quotations properly (Plato, Republic, 430a2).

7) be broken into multiple paragraphs that communicate a thought and build on each other to

argue for your claim. This should look like a mini-paper.

8) be no longer than 400 words.

9) reference readings and the film.