If you're pro-life, how far do you take that?

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Also, you know, God should have been aware that such an outcome was likely / a certainty.

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So you're saying you'd advocate restraining and forcing coming to term in this instance, assuming she never changes her mind?

I believe that would be the responsible thing for someone who is indicating that they intend to harm themselves or others.   What do you think?

Sure, yes. If I though abortion was equivalent to murdering another human being, then I would agree with you. I don't, but I'm glad you accept the consequences of your belief.

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Morality puzzle time!

You are walking by a fertility clinic when you hear a cry and smell smoke. The building is on fire! You rush inside and find a small child and a tray of (clearly marked) 1000 fertilized human eggs/6 week old embryos.

The fire is right there, seconds from destroying the room and everything in it.  You only have time to save either the small child or the 1000 fertilized eggs/6 week old embryos.  

What do you do, and why?

I save the child. It's a distinct human being by this point, so I would grant it the right to survive in favour of a load of potentials which haven't developed to that point.

I don't automatically consider that more life is always a positive thing, either. Clearly most people don't, even if they won't admit it explicitly, or else they'd continually pump out as many children as possible.

I'll be interested to see our pro-lifers' responses.