Where do you draw the line?
When speaking to pro-choice advocates who assert that unborn aren’t worthy of protection, I often ask:
(a) Is there a cut-off point during a pregnancy after which abortion should not be allowed?
(b) Are there any reasons reasons why someone might want an abortion which are insufficient? For example, if the mother wanted a son and was pregnant with a girl.
I like asking these questions because it helps lay out very clearly the limits of that person’s support for abortion, as well as that person’s reasoning for being pro-choice. For example, if someone says that they would be against Third Trimester abortions, then it allows us to probe for the reason why abortion in this case is wrong and not before. We can then see if there is any meaningful difference between the two cases.
