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>. The morality on the pro-life side is pretty cut and dry; any attempt to kill an innocent, healthy, viable human child is wrong.

While innocent is too subjective to argue, the argument is not cut and dry. 1 week old fetuses are not viable and many laws don’t make exceptions on health. In fact isn’t viability one if the leading pro-choice indicators of morality in abortion?

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> In fact isn’t viability one if the leading pro-choice indicators of morality in abortion?

No. That's a tactical argument. The leading, fundamental argument from morality is the value of human life. That's probably why many laws don't make exceptions on health. And as a pro-choicer, I kind of agree. I think there's an argument to be made that viability shouldn't even be a factor.

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