... I still maintain that life is not valuable without sentience.
So what's your cutoff level for sentience?
Would a child suffering from Down's Syndrome be viewed as sentient?
Would someone in a coma for years fit?
What if they're actually sentient but just can't communicate due to a stroke? So we wouldn't really KNOW?
What about your dog, if it's really smart and "seems" sentient?
What if it's just a really stupid person who can't really contribute much to society? (Can we do medical experiments on them, since they're not really that sentient?)
Can human life has value even if it doesn't come across as sentient? What about parents of children like mentioned above? Can there still be a relationship, and can they impact their parents' lives positively if they are not "sentient" in the sense many would hope? Are they less human?
You see how complicated this all gets, I hope.
If every human being was killed before they were born, the world would be a fantastic place to live.
I've also heard that change for a better world always starts with oneself.
...Why can't they just have the choice?
Cause, um, you're murderin' babies! Ya wouldn't let mom smother her baby at 3 months even tho it's hers and thus her choice... why let her do it earlier?
(Note: This is not necessarily my pov, I'm just making the argument because it needs to be said.)
...I think the right is abused way too often as a type of "birth control", if you will. So my idea should be to regulate it more. I think those who should want an abortion must take it before a judge and get a license or something that allows them to have one.
Does anyone have specific stats addressing this particular issue?
It's a commonly thrown around idea ("abortion as birth control"), and one that causes people to be indignant (rightfully, imo)... but I just wonder what the actual STATS are. Is this scenario indicative of the average abortion, and what's the percentage of it, compared to "abortion due to rape" or some other cause?
(Obviously the numbers won't totally reflect reality because of the nature of the topic, people might not be inclined to be honest about the topic... but it's a start.)
As far as taking it before a judge... good grief. Judges can't process the cases they have now. We'd need a whole new profession as "rubber-stamp abortion judges" or something. And how many judges have the emotional endurance to survive day in and day out of dealing with that junk?