> I see, so for you there is some material difference between the life of an unborn child and the life of a convict.
Pro abortion position is that unborn fetus is not a child. You are conceding pretty large point when you are framing it like this.
Pro abortion position is that unborn fetus is not a child. You are conceding pretty large point when you are framing it like this.
The more general position is that whatever interests a fetus may or may not have to continued life is outweighed by the bodily autonomy interests of the mother in a given scenario. The Violinist Argument is a classic thought experiment that argues even if the continued life in question belongs to fully-grown adult human who happens to be a world-class artist, bodily autonomy still wins.
2) the violinist is not offspring, and there is no parent-child relationship
3) extraordinary means were and are required to maintain the violinist, this is unlike a pregnancy - where extraordinary means are required to end it.
So no, this argument does not work, be abuse it is not about potential. Had it been, women who will loose potential or have higher risk of death in case of dangerous pregnancy would had some "potential" consideration too.
The argument is about who is entitled to potential or consideration and who does not deserve one.