The ethics of exclusion, the morality of abortion, and animals

[LedZepfan122]

Sure there are carnivores who find abortion bad but eating the bodies of creatures is a must for survival, whether you are eat meat or plants, your body is taking nutrition form a once living and breathing organism. It would be totally irrational of a vegetarian to think that eating meat is a unethical practice. If you are a vegetarian because of that reason you might as well be eating meat also.

[thebramble]

ahimsa does not exclude. pro-life meat eaters are hypocrites the same way pro-abortion vegans are... they both cause harm to what they consider as "inferior" beings. love all. protect the defenseless.

[ivanmikhailov]

Make sure you don't wash your hands. Doing so will result in the murder of thousands of bacteria. Where's the ahimsa there?

[caelestis356]

The ethics of abortion are a little different because the embryo/fetus/baby/etc doesn't live in a vacuum; it's dependent upon the body of the mother. Saying the embryo/fetus/baby/etc is alive and should be considered in the ethical equation is one thing. Saying its rights trump those of its mother is something else entirely.

[susanrose22]

Jeff McMahan ROCKS!!!!

[rapunzelish]

thanks; if you're interested in discussion of this, check out the What Sorts blog post on this from 26 December, 2008. It's part of a series of blog posts there that you can track and join in on if you're so inclined.

[darthrender2010]

wow... this is truly interesting... I never thought about it that way. Thank you, you have given me something to think about.