directly involved is the innocent child threatened with death by poison, chemical burning, or dismemberment. A government which refuses to provide legal protection to the innocent against violent assault is both derelict in its duties and unspeakably pussilanimous. The same can be said of those citizens in a Republic who refuse to compel their government to do its duty.
The actual threat here is that the opportunity to experience human existence (most likely under less than desirable conditions) is denied - maybe permanently or maybe not.
It is my belief that life consists of much more than we here in this human experience can ever imagine. Human birth and death do NOT encompass all of God's creation. What seems important is to experience the best QUALITY of life as possible and constantly try to progress towards our original creation in the image and likeness of God. An unlimited quantity of human beings on this earth, likely living a poor quality of life, does not seem to lead to that goal.