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Originally Posted by Xujhan
This argument is very fallacious. You can't say that everyone would prefer life to non-life and thus we're obligated to bring life into the world. If that argument held up under scrutiny, then simply being not pregnant would be nearly as irresponsible and selfish a choice as abortion; it's a missed opportunity to bring life into the world.
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I can say that the VAST majority of people would prefer life to non-life. I really only have experience to attest to this, and can't back it up, sure. If this weren't true though, most people would just commit suicide or have complete disregard for their own safety/not care if they live or die.
And nowhere in my post did I say that people are "obligated to reproduce." That's not what I'm saying. If you don't want kids, that's fine with me. More power to you. What I'm against is denying a life that is already here.
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Originally Posted by Xujhan
What specifically is it about killing that makes it morally wrong, in your eyes? We don't condemn all forms of killing, so an argument like that needs to take a step back and examine the reasons for which we consider some types of killing okay and others not, and see how those reasons apply to abortion.
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To put it simply: In any situation, I'm against the killing of an innocent life. And I always consider the fetus to be innocent.
But, I understand it's not that simple sometimes. For example, I haven't touched upon what should happen if there is a significant chance that the baby will kill the mother during childbirth. Here, I consider both the mother and the baby innocent. But it doesn't matter, because one life must be chosen. I refuse to decide who is more important than the other. I think the decision should fall on the mother in this case. Yeah, she may deny a child life but she has to save her own ass too.