Pro-life and pro-choice circles alike are abuzz over the newest attempt to limit abortion in the United States. Texas Senate Bill 8 (“The Texas Heartbeat Bill”) prohibits abortion of a fetus with a detectable heartbeat. Pro-life advocates see the bill as a win, while pro-choice activists mourn what they see as an attack on women’s freedom.
a) "Termination of pregnancy by ending the life of the fetus is always impermissible."
b) "[For] a pregnancy [which] invariably results in death for the fetus... the only person who can survive the situation, the mother, is the patient whose good should be sought."
I'm a bit late to the party here!
How can these two arguments be consistent?:
a) "Termination of pregnancy by ending the life of the fetus is always impermissible."
b) "[For] a pregnancy [which] invariably results in death for the fetus... the only person who can survive the situation, the mother, is the patient whose good should be sought."
Thank you.