...because humans of all ages die. The reason it's moral to induce abortion is that pregnancy is an innately life-threatening condition. Killing conjoined twins is a double homicide, but separating a parasitic conjoined twin isn't, for the same reason abortion isn't murder. There's more ethics... - ThreadSky

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emexdizzy.bsky.social • 9 days ago

...because humans of all ages die. The reason it's moral to induce abortion is that pregnancy is an innately life-threatening condition. Killing conjoined twins is a double homicide, but separating a parasitic conjoined twin isn't, for the same reason abortion isn't murder. There's more ethics...

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emexdizzy.bsky.social•9 days ago

...at play when humans are connected than there would be otherwise. And even IF you opposed systems providing abortion and the donors were from contemporary abortions, it's STILL organ donation. Lotta old folks are killed by the medical system, but we don't hiss and fit if their bodies save lives.

ryanbedell.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yep. Abortion is self defense.

And every unused body part should be used to help living people.

Can't take it with you

emexdizzy.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yeah. Calling it "self-defense" is a little further rhetorically than I tend to go because it makes sof-hearted people balk to compare a fetus to a gunman, but you don't let a drowning person pull you under. That's why I like the cojoined twin analogy. Nearest 1:1 parallel w/out moral panic fog.

ryanbedell.bsky.social•9 days ago

I like self defense because it uses words and ideas that appeal to the people pushing fetal personhood.

Cross pressures everyone

emexdizzy.bsky.social•8 days ago

I'm not sure it would universally, but if you find folks it works on, go forth it.

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