@Brandon9000,
That's taking it abit far Brandon.
There is a big difference between a developing child and a fetus.
And I beg to differ. A child soon after birth can speak for itself. Hurt it, and it will cry. Can't get much clearer than that. Don't get so caught up in words that you can't hear the meanings for the sounds.
By the way, there is extensive reseach being done on the quality of life of children born before the 22nd week of pregnancy. Some countries are even considering letting such children die without artificially sustaining them after birth, since by all indications, the life quality of such children and the adults who are set to care for them is so low that it is better if they do not live.
Now, if you think that sounds harsh or inhumane, then by all means, do what you think is morally right for you to do. But don't force your morals on anyone else.
And on a slightly different note; if a child cannot survive without the care of the mother, and the mother decides that she will no longer care for the child, isn't that also her choice to make?
Never mind the morally inferior state of any person who makes such a desicion. My point is simply that I would rather see the child dead at 5 months of age than see an adult raised through abuse and neglect to become a liability to society or a danger to himself and the people around him.
Of course, neither of those scenarios are very pretty. They do not fit into our moral ideals, but they happen nonetheless. How about setting our ideals aside then, and look at solutions that make things better for all involved. As good as they can be, even if they never reach the altitudes of our inflated sense of justice and moral hypocristy.
