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Quote by: CoffeeSaint Didn't say anything about personhood, or the child's potential for independent life. I just told you the answers to your questions: before birth, the child is at that moment dependent on its mother for its continued existence, and after birth, it is not dependent on its mother for its continued existence -- anyone can care for it. |
The intended implication of my question was asking for a distinction that would make the fetus unworthy of the same rights that we afford to infants. I apologize if that wasn't clear.
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Quote by: CoffeeSaint Abortion isn't murder because abortion is legal and murder is unlawful killing. |
By "murder", I refer to "morally wrong killing", rather than "unlawful killing". Again, I apologize for the confusion.