(February 3, 2016 at 1:15 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(February 3, 2016 at 12:46 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: Ok, I agree with that. But we're still talking about it's potential to become something more here, if you wish.
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That may very well be true, but then humans that can experience pain take precedence over human fetuses that can't. Would you agree with that or not and why?
I don't think so. I think it depends on which "rights" are taken away. If a woman allows the fetus to live, her right to not be pregnant for 9 months will be violated. But if she does not allow the fetus to live, its right to life will be violated. The right to life trumps the right to not be pregnant for 9 months, imho. Adoption should always be an option for her and I think we need better programs to help women through this difficult process.
I don't know, I kind of agree with you actually.
But there's the problem of rape. What if a woman gets pregnant and it can't possibly be her fault, since she was raped? Presumably, if she had sex of her own accord she knew what the risks were at the time, but if she's forced to have sex and ends up pregnant because of it, I don't think it would be ethical to put her through those nine months.