E:prompt - Thomson's Violion

Thomson’s Violin
One day, you wake up in hospital. In the nearby bed lies a world famous violinist who is connected to you with various tubes and machines.
To your horror, you discover that you have been kidnapped by the Music Appreciation Society. Aware of the maestro’s impending death, they hooked you up to the violinist.
If you stay in the hospital bed, connected to the violinist, he will be totally cured in nine months. You are unlikely to suffer harm. No one else can save him. Do you have an obligation to stay connected?

No, nobody would have an obligation to stay connected. It is based off of your own personal beliefs. But even if someone did want to help the violinist, they'd probably be angered since they were kidnapped. If they were shown no respect, why would they need to show respect towards the violinist? Or maybe they would stay connected out of guilt. Nobody would want to feel responsible for someones death, that would stay with them for the rest of their life. If that would bother them, then they probably would feel obligated to stay. Another reason that might affect the persons decision, would be if they supported abortions or not. If the person supported abortion, they would most likely feel like they don't have an obligation to stay connected. If the person did not support abortion, then maybe theyd feel obligated. The violonist could represent the baby and the person responsible for the life would be the mother, since the baby has no control over whether it lives or dies, the mother does. But then again a relationship between a mother and child is different than a relationship between a person and another person. If you do not know the person then why would you need to save their life if they could possibly be the biggest jerk in the world. If you did know the person that would make all the difference. If you loved the person, no matter whom it may be, you would want to save their life because you love them or care about them. If any of the reasons above did not affect the persons opinion in staying connected, then they probably wouldn't feel obligated. But if they did, the person would feel obligated, either out of guilt or from caring.