As these “ethicists†are paid by universities it would be fair to say that the state provides for their care. Further it could be argued that this places an unbearable burden on society as a whole as these individuals are nothing but a drain to the very society that they advocate killing, at least in part. Logically it makes more sense to practice abortions on the “ethicists” than on innocent children.
The magazine is seeking well reasoned responses to the article. It would be kind of fun to copy their style and write what you’re suggesting and submit it for publication to the Journal of Medial Ethics. If you have ProQuest available though your library you can get the entire article.