To abort or not to abort

[Jacob(smooth)]

An interesting moral stance. Does it extend to actual people? So for eg, if I see a child fall off a train platform onto the track, do I have a moral obligation to lift the child clear? (go out of my way to ensure its survival)? Or is it enough not to take action to ensure its destruction (push him off).

Heywood can speak for himself; however, I think he should remember that the same group that makes abortion a political issue is the same group that would like to deny actual children the resources and services provided by programs like W.I.C., Food Stamps, Medicare, CHIP, etc. (US welfare programs).

Also, if a child is lucky enough to reach the age of 18 they are give a free Selective Service lottery card where they have a chance of winning an all expense paid trip to a region of the world they likely would never have visited to be put in mortal danger.

The sanctity of life bit is tiresome. The real reason they advocate against abortion is so that we have a steady stream of malnourished, undereducated, borderline destitute young adults with limited prospects to fill the ranks of a volunteer military.

I'd rather keep the argument theological and philosophical than political. For all I know he may be Chinese!