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I’m pro-choice, but this is a bad argument. In the case of abortion, the default (inaction) means the baby lives, whereas having an abortion is an active actio
by bhupy 4y ago
I’m pro-choice, but this is a bad argument.
In the case of abortion, the default (inaction) means the baby lives, whereas having an abortion is an active action which ends the “life” (I don’t entirely believe it’s a life up to a certain point, but just conceding it for the sake of argument).
In the case of forced organ donation, not donating unfortunately results in the death of the other person, but that’s the default state (inaction).
For those with agency, we place greater moral weight on active actions than on the absence of action.