I put it there because people have different opinions on when a human life begins, some think it begins at conception, some after 1st trimester, some at birth… However you define the “thing” growing in the womb as, abortion involves killing it and that’s probably(obviously) why it’s treated differently than adoption.
We can agree on that (that this is the legislators’ reasoning). Whether it’s good or even valid reasoning remains to be seen. For one thing, the alternative to an adoption is one more parentless orphan - which is often also the alternative to an abortion. Oversimplifying the issue helps nobody. I’m not accusing you specifically of oversimplifying, as you made it clear that you were pointing out an oversimplification made by others.
That depends on how you define a human, and there’s the entirely separate issue of whether it being human or not should be the deciding factor. For example, a braindead human is still human but killing them is quite different from killing a healthy human. Oversimplifying the issue helps nobody.
I agree with your view, I’m not trying to simplify, I think most pro choice people don’t want to think of the moral dilemma that abortion is, whether you’re in favor or against its legalization it is a complex matter and pretending the other side of this debate is evil or dumb helps no one, each side has it’s points and both opinions are completely logical and acceptable imo.
That slash you used implies that the things before and after it are somehow equivalent when they absolutely aren’t.
I put it there because people have different opinions on when a human life begins, some think it begins at conception, some after 1st trimester, some at birth… However you define the “thing” growing in the womb as, abortion involves killing it and that’s probably(obviously) why it’s treated differently than adoption.
We can agree on that (that this is the legislators’ reasoning). Whether it’s good or even valid reasoning remains to be seen. For one thing, the alternative to an adoption is one more parentless orphan - which is often also the alternative to an abortion. Oversimplifying the issue helps nobody. I’m not accusing you specifically of oversimplifying, as you made it clear that you were pointing out an oversimplification made by others.
Still human (and I’m pro choice)
That depends on how you define a human, and there’s the entirely separate issue of whether it being human or not should be the deciding factor. For example, a braindead human is still human but killing them is quite different from killing a healthy human. Oversimplifying the issue helps nobody.
I agree with your view, I’m not trying to simplify, I think most pro choice people don’t want to think of the moral dilemma that abortion is, whether you’re in favor or against its legalization it is a complex matter and pretending the other side of this debate is evil or dumb helps no one, each side has it’s points and both opinions are completely logical and acceptable imo.