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The Romans allowed abortion until a child started speaking. Before then, they weren't really considered human, I suppose.
by ivankirigin 19y ago
The Romans allowed abortion until a child started speaking. Before then, they weren't really considered human, I suppose.
- SwellJoe 19y agoThat's not abortion, that's infanticide. But, still relevant, I suppose.
- ivankirigin 19y agoSemantics... but yes you're right. I think the perceptions that allow for abortion or infanticide are similar (though that might be something I'm "not allowed to say"). If it doesn't seem real to you, you can control and/or destroy it. Zygotes killed by contraception are similar. Very few people consider a single-celled zygote a human.
- rms 19y agoIf I kid can't say "I think, therefore I am" and mean it, then...
- icky 19y agoNot only that, but they had to speak Latin!