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That would very clearly negatively affect the opposing party.
by dbrian 7y ago
That would very clearly negatively affect the opposing party.
- Lord_Baltimore 7y agoKilling the opposing party through abortion would be a negative effect.
- firethief 7y ago"Negative" here sounds like it should mean something objective, but that can't be the case because curbing population growth makes the world better for everyone in it.
- Lord_Baltimore 7y agoShould we thank genocidal regimes for "curbing population growth"?
- bluecalm 7y agoYou're assuming it's like killing. By that you're making a moral judgement. Significant part of the population disagrees with you. That means your judgement is not universal and shouldn't be forced on others. There are moral principles vast majority of the population agrees with but abortion=killing is not one of them. Don't force others to live according to your religion or moral conviction.
- Lord_Baltimore 7y agoYou are also making a judgment that is not universal and shouldn't be forced on others (unborn children). There are moral principles the vast majority of the population agrees with but abortion<>killing is not one of them. Don't force others (unborn children) to die according to your religion or moral conviction.
- jtbayly 7y agoYou first have to define the opposing party. Are you speaking of the slaves or of the other humans who oppose slavery? Because remember, part of the justification is that slaves and unborn babies are not fully human, and thus cannot be the opposing party.
- rebuilder 7y agoIf you have slavery, obviously you're not going to care much whether the slaves oppose it.