Monday, November 12, 2012
Abortion
An interesting fact I learned in my research of abortion is the argument that Jane English presents in "Abortion and the Concept of a Person." She has a hypothetical situation where a mad scientist has hypnotized innocent people and is making them do whatever he wants. If the scientist then orders one of the hypnotees to kidnap a person who is a highly trained surgeon, and bring him back to the scientist who will block all his knowledge of medicine. English argues that it would then be OK to kill the innocent hypnotized attacker because it presents harm your future. She says this is the same thing as aborting a baby who may ruin your future, but I don't think so because a baby can be given up for adoption and does not have to be killed to protect your future.
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As I'm leading Morning Meeting in the Lower School, sometimes I look out at the little faces and think of the teachers, lawyers, social workers, diplomats, etc., etc. they will become. We can't know the future but we can shape it by our decisions today. (I think about the people YOU will become too!).
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