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The standard argument here is that an implanted egg left undisturbed will eventually grow into a human, whereas sperm/egg floating around wouldn't. But that is
by alistairSH 4y ago
The standard argument here is that an implanted egg left undisturbed will eventually grow into a human, whereas sperm/egg floating around wouldn't.
But that isn't remotely true. Somewhere around 25% of pregnancies end in spontaneous miscarriage.[1]
1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532992/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532992/
- gruez 4y agobut surely there must be a difference between babies dying due to factors out of your control, vs you terminating it? Back in the middle ages the infant mortality rate was apparently 20-30% in the first year[1], but I doubt that would be a valid justification to kill babies after they're born. [1] https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/01/03/in-the-middle-ages-there-was-no-such-thing-as-childhood https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/01/03/in-the-m...
- alistairSH 4y agoMaybe. But I was responding to the assertion that embryos grow into humans by default. They don’t. A massive number are aborted spontaneously. Banning all abortions leaves us in a position where women can be prosecuted for something that happened naturally. Or if not literally prosecuted, left without medical care to deal with a spontaneous miscarriage (as just happened in Texas).