RE: Hello
June 28, 2017 at 12:49 am
(This post was last modified: June 28, 2017 at 12:52 am by DogmaticDownSouth.)
(June 28, 2017 at 12:42 am)Minimalist Wrote: So what 'morality' do you assert that enables you to suggest that a woman you do not even know should or should not have a child that she does not want and probably cannot afford?
What morality do I assert that you should or should not eat meat? I have what I feel is a sound moral arguement for being a vegetarian and would be happy to try to convince you if you want. Just like that I feel I have a sound moral arguement (2 seperate ones actually) that lead to conclusion that in most situations (and exceptions are built into the framework of the arguement, not post-hoc or ad-hoc) a woman has a moral obligation to the fetus, her desire to want it or not is independent of that. That's what a moral arguement is.
If you are asking me what justification do I have to dicated to a woman that she must complete her pregnancy (or conversely that she must have an abortion as folks in China can tell you), I would say none, because morality is not an arguement for compulsion. That is what the law is for. I am not, nor have I, advocated for a legal arguement restricting abortion. That is the role of the government as a reflection of the society. I am a member of the society but not of the government.
However, if I have a sound arguement that convinces a woman not to have an abortion and she convinces some one else and so on then the law doesn't really matter does it?
Again this is the difference between what I believe morality is (what we should do) and legality (what we must or must not do). Laws can be moral or immoral and morality can be legal or illegal.
@ Minimalist
I could be wrong, but the tone that I percieve is that you are attacking the arguement without hearing due to the conclusion ( my perception is based on your inclusion of words that seem to be meant to trigger emotional responses rather than logical ones as I state I am trying to promote : "you do not even know should or should not have a child that she does not want and probably cannot afford.") Again, I will be forthwright and say this is my perception of your statement, but I cannot say for certainity that it is your intent.
