Topic: Abortion
Quote: I would disagree here about this, in terms of the pro-life view. It\'s not that mental existence is irrelevant ... quite the contrary; in fact it\'s the reality that there will SOON be mental existence that makes it matter. I don\'t think the issue of abortion should ever be divorced from the reality that the embryo will likely grow into a human being ... a human that is human by pretty much anyone\'s standards. So I suspect that the big difference here is that pro-choicers are more "in the moment" in terms of the way they view the fetus, and pro-lifers are more "long-term bigger-picture" in terms of the way they view the fetus. Certainly the likely potential of what the fetus grows into has a lot to do with the pro-life position on whether it is truly human.
Response: But growth is fairly irrelevant. My sperm can grow into a human too, and have mental existence, yet ejaculating isn't murder. It just becomes a huge debate on where to draw the line, therefore it is best to focus on the state that it is right NOW. Not what it was or could possibly be.\nThat seems reasonable to me.[/QUOTE]
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