We could ‘expand the circle of moral concern’ to other humans in extreme poverty; and to other species, as well. Doesn’t that depend on having a shared understanding of what actually constitutes ‘right and wrong’ (or ‘good and bad’) to begin with? How do you respond to the view that you seem more concerned with non-human animals, than with the human foetus? But it doesn’t make a difference to the seriousness of inflicting pain on that being. So, while the capacity for pain is morally significant; it doesn’t conclusively determine the right to life, of any particular being.

Source: Libya Today June 09, 2022 06:31 UTC