> The latter isn’t a valid argument, because it would suggest the morality of murdering someone depends entirely on how many friends they have I think you misu

> The latter isn’t a valid argument, because it would suggest the morality of murdering someone depends entirely on how many friends they have I think you misunderstand my point. There are many reason murder is harmful, and abortion applies equally for some but not all of them. So the morality doesn't depend "entirely" on any of them (including the two I listed). I do actually think its worse to e.g., kill a husband and a father of young children, compared to killing a hermit with no social ties. And it seems like society feels the same way-- otherwise we wouldn't hear about how victims are "a father of five" in tragic news stories.