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Edited by The Cellar Door:
12/16/2014 5:00:03 AM
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[Social Experiment] Abortion vs Euthanasia
Hello all! A couple of my recent social experiments have been based around religion, so I figured I would try to move away from it to switch things up. (Yes I realize reasoning for saying "no" may be derived from religious belief, but the question itself is not of religious belief, and they are not mutually exclusive.)
So the questions I pose are multitiered, because simple questions are for communists:
[b]Do you support Abortion?
Do you support Euthanasia?
Why/why not for each?
[u]For those who support one and not the other,[/u] what is the distinction between the two that causes disagreement?
[u]For those who support both,[/u] would you say that agreeing with one, causes you to agree with the other?
[u]For those who support neither,[/u] what about human life makes it so significant that it shouldn't not be tampered with, even in undesirable situations? [/b]
For clarification:
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[u]Abortion[/u]-
[quote]The ending of a pregnancy by the [forced or natural] removal of the fetus/embryo from the womb before it is able to survive on it's own[/quote]
[u]Euthanasia[/u]-
[quote]Intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering; "merciful death" caused by another individual; "distinguishing euthanasia from intentional killing simpliciter is the agent's motive: it must be a good motive insofar as the good of the person being killed is concerned"[/quote]
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If you are confused with either of the terms, please ask before you vote/comment, I fully realize the definitions I provided for both, especially euthanasia, are pretty vague. Simple copy/pastes from wiki in the case that you didn't know the terms previously.
Oh and every time you vote in a poll and don't comment, a puppy freezes to death on a porch. Save the pooch, love the pooch.
EDIT: You may be confused by the term "euthanasia". Just an FYI, it is not JUST physician-assisted suicide, and is illegal in many more places than abortion. ALSO, [b]"pulling the plug" is NOT Euthanasia, that is allowing the body to die on it's own, euthanasia is actually causing the body to die before it would on it's own.[/b]
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1 ReplyFor me, euthanasia only pertains to animals being put down. For the most part, this is because the animal is deemed to dangerous for human interaction, or because it has been in the pound for too long. why we can't simply release the animals into the wild is beyond me. Yes they were bred for domestication, but that doesnt mean their only chance at life is as our pet. I support abortion up to a certain point, because oftentimes, abortion is only considered either when the parents would be incapable of supporting their child, or when the conception of the would be child is without the mother's choice (r@pe, failed contraceptives, stuff like that). Also, there are too damn many people on this planet. The earth cannot naturally support the billions of people that currently live on it.
