Aren’t abortions unnecessarily painful? This is as strong an argument pro-life as pro-infanticide.
I agree there a continuum between conception and being, say, 2 years old that is only superficially punctuated by the date of birth. Yet our cultural norms are not so inconsistent...
General cultural norms label [infanticide] as horrific, and most people’s gut reactions concur.
For example, many of these same people would find it horrific to kill a late-stage fetus. And they might still find it horrific to murder a younger fetus, but nevertheless respect the mother’s choice in the matter.
Aren’t abortions unnecessarily painful? This is as strong an argument pro-life as pro-infanticide.
I agree there a continuum between conception and being, say, 2 years old that is only superficially punctuated by the date of birth. Yet our cultural norms are not so inconsistent...
For example, many of these same people would find it horrific to kill a late-stage fetus. And they might still find it horrific to murder a younger fetus, but nevertheless respect the mother’s choice in the matter.