Peikoff on Abortion Rights

Posted by khalling 13 years, 7 months ago to Philosophy
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I thought this would be interesting to discuss.
My opinion is that we do not have the right to legislate complicated moral issues. Do you own your body?


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  • Posted by LetsShrug 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "Accidental pregnancy".... = too stupid or complacent to stop sperm from hitting an egg. Two half wits should be able to figure that out pretty quickly. Irresponsible conception would be a better phrase than something that sounds like and outside party tripped and fell into a situation they had nothing to do with.
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  • Posted by 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    1. assumption that fetus =person. I do not agree
    2. aborting is not killing. just because I cut off support is not equal to killing
    3. if I kill in war or self defense, not murder? you're willing to pick off a liberal if they look at you funny :)
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  • Posted by 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Did you read We the Living?
    I have previously posted ARs views on this subject. just because human life has value, does not mean you have to support it. I would further my argument, there should not be a law that you have to support your kids. Reality is the wealthier a society is, the more value human life has and the more willing people are to take on obligation. ex: I have a baby where starvation is certain , does someone else die for my baby?
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes some would...a lot would...they don't care...and for that reason alone (not caring about your own kid) makes them unfit to be a decent mother. Baby's deserve better.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Perhaps I live in a bubblle (snort), but do rape and incest really happen that often? That's always the argument for abortions, but I think it's grossly exaggerated. And abortion should be a quiet private and personal situation...not something celebrated on the stage at the DNC by some hag desperate to be validated.
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Exactly.

    But, the horror of having it there compares in some cases to what the pregnant person. Put yourself in the bodies of the women who were gang raped in India. Do you really think they have anything but revulsion and abhorrence for what will be a constant reminder of the brutality and inhuman behaviour of the pigs that did that to them? I would not only have an abortion, but a hysterectomy after that.
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  • Posted by dave42 13 years, 7 months ago in reply to this comment.
    In order to allow abortion but not infanticide (or actually the killing of children before they can support themselves), there has to be a clear delineation of human vs not-human. A fetus 5 minutes before birth is substantially the same as a 5-minute-old infant, the difference is location. If you would argue survivability outside the womb as the dividing line, that's a matter of technology, which is constantly pushing back that line. None of these are differences of principle or substance. The only line of demarcation that makes sense as a matter of principle is conception.
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