Actually (if we believe what you are posting, which I do) you do "buy this". Your trying to parse differences between supporting the legality of abortion on demand with voicing a non-binding moral objection to this or that use of your previously stated "support" for the same legal entity, is entertaining to watch but brings little to no objective logic to the table.Ecurb wrote: ↑December 19th, 2017, 10:28 amI don't buy this. Why is it "illogical" to support the legality of abortion, but object to certain forms of eugenics? That's like saying, "If someone supports the notion of freedom of speech, it is illogical for them to object to the "N" word." I may not want to throw someone in prison for using that word, but that doesn't mean I can't think he's rude, insensitive and hateful.LuckyR wrote: ↑December 19th, 2017, 4:55 am The OP (abortion in specific circumstances) cannot be discussed without knowing the attitude on abortion of a normal pregnancy. For example, if someone is ok with abortion on demand, then it is illogical for that individual to have a problem with abortion for a specific reason. OTOH if someone is against abortion on demand, then they could logically be either for or against abortion in specific circumstances, depending on various factors.
It's perfectly reasonable to support a woman's right to choose and abortion, but find certain reasons for the choice morally repugnant. How about aborting female fetuses, because the mother wants only boys (as was supposedly common in China)? Must any supporter of abortion rights find this morally acceptable?
It is reasonable to support a woman's right to make choices about her own body, but to find the particular choices she makes morally (although not legally) repugnant.
I have no clear opinion on the Down's Syndrome question, though. I would certainly support the legal right to choose abortion, but I'm uncertain as to my moral position on it (or eugenics in general).
Here's a stirring of the pot to see which supporters are real and which are fake: in the deaf community it is not unheard of for parents (who are deaf) to seek genetic testing to predict if their children will have deafness, and abort the fetuses who would have been born hearing. Thoughts?