(June 19, 2014 at 6:53 pm)Arthur123 Wrote: I say they both have rights and the right of the fetus to live greatly outweighs the womans temporary discomfort. Everything stems from morality. Especially law. (Ideally)
Arthur, your example is extremely white and black but doesn't include the Grey reality we live in. "Temporary discomfort"? your undermining the excruciating pain that most if not all women go through with such a ostensible phrase. my question to you is this: if the unborn child was killing the mother and she was going to die because of the unborn child, and the unborn child was going to live would she be obligated to die in order for the child to live? my point is, there are many cases where it isn't just "temporary" discomfort-- its life or death. in these instances we should assess these situations (through normative ethics) and see which options is the most viable.