And for that matter why is the "ethics of preventing a life" actually in question, here? What ethics are you striving for? Frodo, you keep saying "I am talking about the ethics of preventing a human life," but you haven't really drawn any kind of line on where you stand, here, so I don't know what to exactly address...nor does anyone else, apparently, so it's not just me. You're speaking gibberish and wondering why nobody's getting it. Rational disconnection; it's a problem on your end, so let's see if we can get you to fix it, so we can get this topic back on track. Because I was under the impression that we were discussing what an abortion entails as far as its repercussions in the immediate, but for some reason, it's becoming this thing where we're going into intellectual paralysis. So, Frodo, to try to clear this up, please answer these questions if at all you can:
1: Define the beginnings of where you consider a life prevented; does it start at the third trimester, second, first, embryonic stage, does it start at ovulation, ejaculation?
2: Define the ethics themselves; is it bad to prevent a human life in all accounts no matter what? Even if letting that life begin ends up terminating another life that has more connection to others, or even if that life will not be one that is healthy or long-lived, or even if that life will only live for a few hours and then pass, thus bringing great emotional suffering to the parents?
3: Finally, what justifications do you have for proving what is ethical/unethical in this consideration? What is the ultimate basis for stating what is ethical, and unethical, in this context? Is this something backed by empirical data, a philosophical standpoint, or a matter of personal feeling?
I have no intention of mocking you for any of your answers, I just want to get this discussion actually going somewhere.
1: Define the beginnings of where you consider a life prevented; does it start at the third trimester, second, first, embryonic stage, does it start at ovulation, ejaculation?
2: Define the ethics themselves; is it bad to prevent a human life in all accounts no matter what? Even if letting that life begin ends up terminating another life that has more connection to others, or even if that life will not be one that is healthy or long-lived, or even if that life will only live for a few hours and then pass, thus bringing great emotional suffering to the parents?
3: Finally, what justifications do you have for proving what is ethical/unethical in this consideration? What is the ultimate basis for stating what is ethical, and unethical, in this context? Is this something backed by empirical data, a philosophical standpoint, or a matter of personal feeling?
I have no intention of mocking you for any of your answers, I just want to get this discussion actually going somewhere.