Jiro—I honestly wouldn’t be surprised through development of advanced contraceptives. Abortion as it currently stands is a last resort anyhow. Most people nowadays will take the pill, etc (a relatively recent development). A lot of the blowback to abortion has been centered on value of life—I don’t think it’s a stretch to imagine some entrepreneur addressing that through advanced permanent contraceptive until such a time as a child will be wanted. Additionally, I’m aware that there can be pretty serious PTSD following abortion, and severe guilt associated with the termination of a potential sentient. I think circumstance and lack of sufficiently advanced technology in the present forces people to run a cost-benefit analysis and arrive at the conclusion that an abortion is necessary (as time is limited).
A sentient AI able to transcend spatiotemporal boundaries wouldn’t be limited by time.
Jiro—I honestly wouldn’t be surprised through development of advanced contraceptives. Abortion as it currently stands is a last resort anyhow. Most people nowadays will take the pill, etc (a relatively recent development). A lot of the blowback to abortion has been centered on value of life—I don’t think it’s a stretch to imagine some entrepreneur addressing that through advanced permanent contraceptive until such a time as a child will be wanted. Additionally, I’m aware that there can be pretty serious PTSD following abortion, and severe guilt associated with the termination of a potential sentient. I think circumstance and lack of sufficiently advanced technology in the present forces people to run a cost-benefit analysis and arrive at the conclusion that an abortion is necessary (as time is limited).
A sentient AI able to transcend spatiotemporal boundaries wouldn’t be limited by time.