I was commenting on his arguments and his hypothetical Utilitarians, not giving my own arguments.
I don’t have much of an issue with early term abortions. Having a steak or a hot dog seems more problematic, and I do both, with relish. Literally, with the hot dog.
Later term abortions are morally a problem, but so is nationalizing a woman’s womb. Moral questions don’t always have tidy feel good solutions. All in all, I’ll go with letting the woman choose no matter the state of development of the fetus.
I was commenting on his arguments and his hypothetical Utilitarians, not giving my own arguments.
I don’t have much of an issue with early term abortions. Having a steak or a hot dog seems more problematic, and I do both, with relish. Literally, with the hot dog.
Later term abortions are morally a problem, but so is nationalizing a woman’s womb. Moral questions don’t always have tidy feel good solutions. All in all, I’ll go with letting the woman choose no matter the state of development of the fetus.