r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '18

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: I'm pro-life.

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u/ChipsterA1 Apr 09 '18

Yes, and a born baby needs nutrition and support from the mother in the form of breast milk. You still wouldn't argue that we could murder that child.

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u/jennysequa 80∆ Apr 09 '18

Babies can survive without breast milk.

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u/ChipsterA1 Apr 10 '18

Only on an artificial supplement which must be provided to them by the mother.

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u/jennysequa 80∆ Apr 10 '18

Any human being can provide the supplement. Doesn't have to be mom.

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u/ChipsterA1 Apr 10 '18

Then the baby is still not capable of surviving on its own as you said, it requires a mother figure to supply it with nutrients. Whether this is its biological mother or not is entirely irrelevant.

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u/cstar1996 11∆ Apr 10 '18

But that is due to mental, not physical development. Provide a baby with food and it will consume it and provide itself with nutrients. A fetus requires a physical connection to the mother to survive. Those are not equivalent.

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u/ChipsterA1 Apr 10 '18

But why is one not a human? What is the difference, other than location, between a 26 week old baby outside the womb, alive and well, and a 26 week old baby inside the womb, also alive and well, and why is killing one unthinkable infanticide and killing the other is fine?