Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_10a37l6 in philosophy
pumpkinking-1901 t1_j4p71r9 wrote
Reply to comment by Thirdwhirly in Underdefined Terms in the Abortion Debate by ADefiniteDescription
Defining a reasonable external agent perhaps?
For example a pharmacy can pierce your ear, but they can't look off your leg. So there's a big difference in degree of bodily autonomy even when it's all your own body.
When a child gets their autonomy they still aren't cogent. Even a young child needs help to stay alive. That places a demand on many other persons autonomy to assist them.
If we defined abortion on grounds of sensory faculties. Would killing a sleeping person be wrong? A blind deaf quadriplegic or severely affected leper would also not meet that criteria for 'resembling a person'
I stand with the vegan crowd and say defining killing is a dangerous game. I'd rather just not do it and rather that it was never done at all.
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