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> even if someone was born of rape or incest, we don’t discuss killing them at 1yr old You are correct in this quote. But to a lot of people, there is a fundam
by clucas 4y ago
> even if someone was born of rape or incest, we don’t discuss killing them at 1yr old
You are correct in this quote. But to a lot of people, there is a fundamental difference in the moral consideration due to (e.g.) a 15 week old fetus and a 1 year old child. You may disagree with that, but that is where you have to make your argument.
Just saying "well, you won't let parents kill their toddlers, so... checkmate!" is really not doing any work for you, and just makes it look like you're not engaging. I guess that's par for the course for this debate now... but since it's back on the legislature, let's start trying to figure out how to engage with one another.
How about this: Let's say you are god-king, and everyone seeking an abortion has to petition you for one. Can you construct any scenario at all (no matter how outlandish) where your decision would change if the pregnancy was the result of a rape?