Exploring the PL claim that “letting die” is the same thing as killing them I've seen a PL counter argument to the "letting die" PC argument. The PC argument is about inducing a miscarriage or labor (or preventing implantation) on a non-viable embryo or fetus. When done on a non-viable embryo or fetus, the embryo or fetus is not directly touched or harmed. It is disconnected from the maternal body and it dies due to It's inability to carry out vital organ system function. The internal workings of the embryo are not directly interfered with – they are actually left solely to their own biological activities. In doing so, pregnancy is actually “intervening” in the course of events that would occur if an embryo were left solely to its own biological activities. Choosing not to intervene with someone's biological activities in a way that demands your own is not a violation of another human's rights. Plers try to get around this by speaking in euphemisms such as “
Fetal Pain This topic is being included in our wiki because it is one of the bigger considerations for those on the fence about where they stand on the issue. The ability for a fetus to feel pain is inconclusive at this point in time. One thing, however, is clear - a pregnant person will also feel pain at the time of onset of labor and delivery. Drugs can only be used so much, and they can wear off prior to or during delivery. She will also experience pain after birth, while she heals and especially if she has a c-section. She will be unable to take narcotic pain meds if she plans on breastfeeding as it can be passed through breastmilk. And breastfeeding itself, can be painful, especially in the beginning. And that is nothing to say of the pains felt throughout pregnancy, including the emotional impact it has on a person who is unable to access abortion and is compelled to continue an unwanted pregnancy. Likewise, the pain of having to give up the child, who by the time of delivery i