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Different cultures have different views of acceptability. I am sure there are things in western culture that seem absolutely abhorrent to other cultures (one th

Different cultures have different views of acceptability. I am sure there are things in western culture that seem absolutely abhorrent to other cultures (one that comes to mind is killing infants after they are born, selling baby parts for money, and abortion in general). Having a view of moral superiority while perpetrating what other cultures consider atrocities, is, at best, the pot calling the kettle black. And at worst, being completely wrong. It is good to have a bit of leniency, civility, and trying to understand others when they disagree, even on subjects in which we are personally invested.

occamrazor 6y ago
Among the things you mention “killing infants after they are born” is illegal in all western countries I am aware of.
- benjohnson 6y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intact_dilation_and_extraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intact_dilation_and_extraction "Feticidal injection of digoxin or potassium chloride may be administered at the beginning of the procedure to allow for softening of the fetal bones or to comply with relevant laws in the physician's jurisdiction and the U.S. federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.[4] Umbilical cord transection can also be used to induce fetal demise prior to removal.[7]"
  - thefounder 6y ago
    Intact D&E of a fetus with a heartbeat was outlawed in most cases by the 2003 federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Gonzales v. Carhart.
    - benjohnson 6y ago
      Correct. That's why you have to cause death before removal in order to work around the ban. Weather this counts as infanticide is left as an exercise for the reader.
thefounder 6y ago
Killing infants is illegal pretty much anywhere in the civilized world. The culture that you are talking about is really more about some religious doctrines often twiested rather than morality. The same "culture" likes to discriminate against women.

occamrazor 6y ago

Among the things you mention “killing infants after they are born” is illegal in all western countries I am aware of.

benjohnson 6y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intact_dilation_and_extraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intact_dilation_and_extraction "Feticidal injection of digoxin or potassium chloride may be administered at the beginning of the procedure to allow for softening of the fetal bones or to comply with relevant laws in the physician's jurisdiction and the U.S. federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.[4] Umbilical cord transection can also be used to induce fetal demise prior to removal.[7]"
- thefounder 6y ago
  Intact D&E of a fetus with a heartbeat was outlawed in most cases by the 2003 federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, which was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Gonzales v. Carhart.
  - benjohnson 6y ago
    Correct. That's why you have to cause death before removal in order to work around the ban. Weather this counts as infanticide is left as an exercise for the reader.

thefounder 6y ago

Killing infants is illegal pretty much anywhere in the civilized world. The culture that you are talking about is really more about some religious doctrines often twiested rather than morality. The same "culture" likes to discriminate against women.