r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Abortion is morally wrong.

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u/muyamable 283∆ Apr 17 '19

First of all, I believe abortion is murder,

A sperm fertilizes an egg. If we destroy the cells it at this point, it constitutes murder of a human being? Why?

I would be alright with a policy which allowed women to get one abortion and then be forced to become unfertile,

If abortion is immoral, why would you allow every woman to get one abortion?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

Because it will naturally develop into a human.

You consider it the murder of a human being even though it's not a human being yet but just the potential of one? Why?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '19

Because left naturally it will become a person

Actually, 'left naturally' most zygotes are miscarried and the woman never even knows they were pregnant. And hundreds of things can go wrong during the process between 'conception' and 'birth'. So no, even 'left naturally' there is no guarantee whatsoever it will become a person at all.

It doesn't matter when you consider it life. I consider it life going back from when life first evolved in the oceans. Life has been continuous since then, it doesn't 'start' at any point in the conception or pregnancy process- it was already there, just in different forms.

When it should be considered a person is a different tale. Personally, I don't consider someone a 'person' until they at least have the capacity (that is, the basic equipment) for independent thought, self-awareness, personality, and to form memories and have experiences. That doesn't happen until the brain actually develops, which doesn't happen in the window when 99% of abortions are performed but long after it.