Suppose, as a thought exercise, that a woman could "envision" every child that she had an opportunity to have. Thus, at the age of 10 or 12 she would start woefully morning the infants that she failed to have because she didn't "feed" her eggs with the required "fertilizer". Now to lessen her sorrow, she could decide on how many children she wants to have, and when. Now supposing that she decides that she wants five children, spaced 3 years apart, that still leaves a whole host of children that she refuses to give the requirements of life to.
Why does it matter that she excludes choosing a possible child at whatever stage of development?
Does a woman morn a non-fertilized egg, a fertilized egg, a blastomere, or a fetus that she chose not to nurture any differently? Why?
In college, ( a long time ago and I'm reciting this from a very poor memory) I watched a video of the experiments with the enzyme chains guarding the zona pelucida of the egg. This was a study of why can't a human egg be fertilized with porcine, canine, or bovine sperm. All of this was viewed under a microscope. After exposure to several other kinds of sperm, the matching sperm was introduced and the egg was successfully fertilized. Then the glass slides were washed down the sink, killing the fertilized egg. Did the TA commit murder? Was that considered an abortion? Will you lie awake at night bemoaning the loss of that child that never had a chance?*
I think the observed guilt that some women feel after an abortion is a effect caused by the religious guilt machines and the age old misogyny of patriarchal societies that don't want women to be in control of their own reproductive organs or lives in any way.
*I'm not completely sure that the fertilized egg that was finally fertilized was the human egg, but we did have human eggs and human sperm as part of the study so it very well could have been. No one seemed to have any problem with it at all.
Why does it matter that she excludes choosing a possible child at whatever stage of development?
Does a woman morn a non-fertilized egg, a fertilized egg, a blastomere, or a fetus that she chose not to nurture any differently? Why?
In college, ( a long time ago and I'm reciting this from a very poor memory) I watched a video of the experiments with the enzyme chains guarding the zona pelucida of the egg. This was a study of why can't a human egg be fertilized with porcine, canine, or bovine sperm. All of this was viewed under a microscope. After exposure to several other kinds of sperm, the matching sperm was introduced and the egg was successfully fertilized. Then the glass slides were washed down the sink, killing the fertilized egg. Did the TA commit murder? Was that considered an abortion? Will you lie awake at night bemoaning the loss of that child that never had a chance?*
I think the observed guilt that some women feel after an abortion is a effect caused by the religious guilt machines and the age old misogyny of patriarchal societies that don't want women to be in control of their own reproductive organs or lives in any way.
*I'm not completely sure that the fertilized egg that was finally fertilized was the human egg, but we did have human eggs and human sperm as part of the study so it very well could have been. No one seemed to have any problem with it at all.
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