tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163957708245233467.post2127701702142530452..comments2024-03-23T04:22:18.693-07:00Comments on Pro-Life Philosophy: Is Abortion Permissible in the Hard Cases? Part IIIClinton Wilcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17018335374680419858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163957708245233467.post-5293391670986453132013-04-21T13:00:24.635-07:002013-04-21T13:00:24.635-07:00Hi, Daniel, and thanks for reading!
I believe I i...Hi, Daniel, and thanks for reading!<br /><br />I believe I included the phrase "I am of the opinion" at the behest of my proofreader (who is a fellow pro-life advocate). I thought it was a good inclusion, because everything that I write or say is open to revision if someone shows me how I am in error. So I am definitely confident in my convictions, but not so much that I wouldn't at least consider evidence or an argument to the contrary.<br /><br />Also, how do you justify the claim that direction abortion is *never* morally permissible? To be clear, my position is that an abortion is *only* morally permissible if the woman's life is in immediate jeopardy and the child cannot be safely delivered. I don't just mean some wishy-washy definition of "jeopardy," like she might lose her job or something like that. I mean her life is literally at stake and the child cannot be saved. It's literally like a situation of triage. Two patients are in mortal jeopardy, and only one can be saved. The one with the greatest chance of survival should be the one the doctor saves.Clinton Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018335374680419858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163957708245233467.post-66193877783946651812013-04-20T17:20:20.151-07:002013-04-20T17:20:20.151-07:00Well.... you are right for the most part. Direct a...Well.... you are right for the most part. Direct abortion is *never*, and that means *never* morally permissible. DOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243481485409235583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163957708245233467.post-31268376528976975922013-04-20T17:19:11.285-07:002013-04-20T17:19:11.285-07:00Confidence, brother! No need to precede your point...Confidence, brother! No need to precede your points with things like "I am of the opinion that..." etc. <br /><br />You are right! Be convicted!<br /><br />Excellent post. Keep fighting the good fight. DOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243481485409235583noreply@blogger.com