Re: How do those disapproving of abortion view abstaining from having children?
Posted: October 7th, 2024, 6:15 am
I don't think opposing abortion is the same as opposing the decision to abstain from having children. That would be to confuse "being" with the "possibility of becoming". A existing blastocyst or embryo is destroyed in the case of abortion but, in deciding not to have children, nothing is destroyed. Rather something is prevented from coming into being. However, both do prevent birth.
Depending on the circumstances, I think both are acceptable means of birth control. Blastocysts and embryos don't have personhood - they don't have what it takes neurologically to be persons and so we are not morally required to accord them the same suite of rights normally associated with fully fledged persons.
Depending on the circumstances, I think both are acceptable means of birth control. Blastocysts and embryos don't have personhood - they don't have what it takes neurologically to be persons and so we are not morally required to accord them the same suite of rights normally associated with fully fledged persons.