It's hard to moralize in someone else's shoes, but I tend to think that consistency would mean taking a hard line on both. A fetus past the first trimester seem

It's hard to moralize in someone else's shoes, but I tend to think that consistency would mean taking a hard line on both. A fetus past the first trimester seems like it may well be about as sentient as most non-human animals, and definitely by the end of the second trimester. And I'm not persuaded by that old "violinist" argument. In fact I find it morally repulsive. If you cause another sentient being to come into existence, even unintentionally, you can't just deny responsibility and feel free to terminate their life, as if a random person were strapped to you against your will. It's not a remotely comparable situation. Personally I am OK with abortion and animal experimentation, but I think they stand and fall together, based on how far you extend out your circle of concern to fellow sentient beings.