Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 days agoHow come people who are against abortion are in favor of the death penalty? Kind of seems like a contradicition/message-squaremessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow come people who are against abortion are in favor of the death penalty? Kind of seems like a contradicition/Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 days agomessage-square142fedilink
minus-squarehungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoBecause a 3 year old is SENTINENT. It can FEEL things, unlike a fetus.
minus-squareFree_Opinions@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoI’m pretty sure an 8-month-old fetus can feel things and is sentient, so that’s a moot point unless you’re going to argue that sentience appears at the moment of birth - which we both know isn’t true. So… Why can’t we abort 3 year olds?
Because a 3 year old is SENTINENT. It can FEEL things, unlike a fetus.
I’m pretty sure an 8-month-old fetus can feel things and is sentient, so that’s a moot point unless you’re going to argue that sentience appears at the moment of birth - which we both know isn’t true.
So… Why can’t we abort 3 year olds?