Full Idea
It cannot seriously be thought to be murder if a mother performs an abortion on herself to save her own life (if, say, she had a serious heart condition).
Gist of Idea
It can't be murder for a mother to perform an abortion on herself to save her own life
Source
Judith (Jarvis) Thomson (A Defense of Abortion [1971], p.127)
Book Reference
'Ethics for Modern Life', ed/tr. Abelson,R./Friquegnon,M [St Martin's 1987], p.127
A Reaction
An extreme view might condemn such an action, but it can hardly be based on the 'sanctity of life'.