Timeline for Is arguing pro choice because "a woman has the right to control her body" invalid?
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| Jan 15, 2019 at 14:27 | comment | added | user9166 | But that part of the argument is a straw man. In this case it is obviously not the time that makes the difference. Adoption exists, and so does foster care. The mother would have had the option to be released from her responsibilities, and chosen not to take it. That makes her liable. The pregancy gave her no such opportunity to reject those responsibilities, but letting it go on for several months is tacitly accepting them. | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 14:20 | comment | added | user9166 | @user4894 Statutory law is not ethics. We do not make things right by legislating them, and legal defense is not moral defense. | |
| Jan 15, 2019 at 4:14 | comment | added | user4894 | "it seems odd that a couple of hours difference could alter the morality of letting the fetus/baby die." -- No different than if you have sex with someone underage by two hours. If the prosecutor wanted to charge you, you wouldn't have a legal defense, although throwing yourself on the mercy of the jury might work. The law is the law and you have to draw a line somewhere. | |
| Jan 14, 2019 at 23:23 | history | edited | elliot svensson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 24, 2017 at 9:29 | history | answered | Franz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |