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Interesting comment from the judge: "A child born dead is not in truth a child," Middleton wrote. "It was that which might have been a child." Following t
by biot 11y ago
Interesting comment from the judge:
"A child born dead is not in truth a child," Middleton
wrote. "It was that which might have been a child."
Following this, abortion isn't the termination of a child; only that which might have been a child.
- orbitur 11y agoI don't see how that follows, since a stillbirth can happen without external influence.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- foldr 11y agoOpponents of abortion don't usually claim that the foetus is a child, they claim that it's a person.
- eru 11y agoWe do terminate some legal persons with abandon. Like corporations.
- refurb 11y agoYou don't see the difference between an overt act and a natural occurrence?
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- clock_tower 11y agoOr else the judge was wrong.
- cperciva 11y agoNote that this was specifically in the context of bequests and registrations under the provincial Vital Statistics Act. Stillbirths were registered differently from live children; and I don't think anyone would expect a stillborn child to be considered for purposes of dividing up an estate.