The "I *Heart* Eugenics" Thread

[alexamenos]

Originally Posted by Mavdog

the argument that a male child and a female child are congruent in all respects save their reproductive organs

so....it's wrong to select the girl for abortion because there is no difference between the boy and the girl, except those things which make boys different from girls. That line of reasoning leaves a little bit to be desired.

Are you saying that differences in reproductive organs are not a suitable basis for a mother to decide to abort her child? I think an adequate response one might make to this goes something like, "oh yeah. sez who?"

Maybe we should ask the question another way -- Of all the possible reasons a mother-not-to-be might base her decision to have an abortion, what reasons are unethical in your view?

[Mavdog]

Originally Posted by alexamenos

so....it's wrong to select the girl for abortion because there is no difference between the boy and the girl, except those things which make boys different from girls. That line of reasoning leaves a little bit to be desired.

Are you saying that differences in reproductive organs are not a suitable basis for a mother to decide to abort her child? I think an adequate response one might make to this goes something like, "oh yeah. sez who?"

Maybe we should ask the question another way -- Of all the possible reasons a mother-not-to-be might base her decision to have an abortion, what reasons are unethical in your view?

I never paused to try and make a list. do you wish to?