Of course. That's why I said that I was talking about non-arbitrary lines. All of those lines are arbitrary. The depressing thing is that nobody wants to actually talk about the abortion issue beyond two minute sound bites which, of course, get nobody anywhere. Though having seen things lengthier programs on the issue, I can understand why we don't see more of them. They don't make the pro-abortion side look good.
Those who support the practice of abortion will always say that this is about the rights of women, the welfare of humanity, management of resources, or some other poor jingoism. In the end, all these motivations are fear, selfishness, or a combination of both. Reason does not enter into it unless the reason is more money, comfort, security, or time. Of course they don’t want to look bad. Nobody wants to be called cowardly or selfish so they try to spin the issue as long as they can, with as much emotion as they can, and with as little debate as they can.
I don’t think that this is a new phenomenon. We have always been twisted. However, our new medical technology makes it somewhat safer and easier to brutally destroy a life of inalienable and supreme value. The upside to this is that people don’t have to wait until the infant stage like they did in ancient Sparta and Rome. It’s much easier to dehumanize a child that cannot be seen without a special machine than it is to dehumanize something that is cry and moving in front of you. This is how it all starts. You kill those who are easy to dehumanize. Next, society gets more and more desensitized and you can work your way up to other victims. The most famous example of this happened 60 years ago and it WILL happen again soon. Our president elect is moving to legalize infanticide.