"For if it's true that the developing fetus is morally equivalent to a child, then abortion is morally equivalent to infantcide. And few would maintain that government should let parents decide for themselves whether to kill their children. So the "pro-choice" position on the abortion debate is not really neutral on the underlying moral and theological question; it implicitly rests on the assumption that the Catholic Church's teaching on the moral status of the fetus...is false.... It is not enough to say that the law should be neutral on moral and religious questions. The case for permitting abortion is no more neutral than the case for banning it. Both positions presuppose some answer to the underlying moral and religious controversy."
Michael Sandel
The major problem of this country is when we argue about issues like abortion, we discuss it in such morally and religiously neutral terms in the hopes of avoiding endless public disagreement. The problem is that we have already found ourselves in endless disagreement because of our neutrality.
If we as a society can discuss our real beliefs, differences, fears, and concerns, perhaps we can find some real consensus and real justice for all, especially for those who are unborn.
The major problem of this country is when we argue about issues like abortion, we discuss it in such morally and religiously neutral terms in the hopes of avoiding endless public disagreement. The problem is that we have already found ourselves in endless disagreement because of our neutrality.
If we as a society can discuss our real beliefs, differences, fears, and concerns, perhaps we can find some real consensus and real justice for all, especially for those who are unborn.
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