At 04:17 PM 2/12/01 +0200, Charlie Bell wrote:
>Why do things have to make sense or be consistent?
Well, I consider it a given that ethical consturcts must make sense and be
consistent. If not, then the ethical construct is simply cheap
self-intrest in philosophical clothing.
>And, this is my take: surely it is most just and best for society to have a
>legal structure allowing abortions (before, say 12-14 weeks) in order to
>prevent the sort of back street butchery of the past, but have a strong
>adoption policy and good education in order to discourage abortions?
No, this does not ring true. It does not make sense to say that:
Action A is "o.k.", because if Action A is not "o.k." people would perform
Action A anyways and hurt themselves.
The consequences of doing something that is wrong hardly seem like a
justification for the rightness or wrongness of the action.
JDG
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