Abortion and suicide: same result, different views

Abortion is an accepted form of killing It is a philosophical oddity that the world accepts abortion but rejects suicide , even if both operations are intended to induce death. This hypocrisy is directly influenced by the doctrine of extrinsic value , in which the beholder assigns value based solely on what he or she sees from a particular subject. Mainstream civilization states that the preborn person has no value solely because the subject has not yet exited the birth canal. The same civilization also states that suicide is a great loss solely because the suicidal subject spent extended periods with the community or made several contributions. Acceptance of the supporters While the pro-life movement rejects both abortion and suicide, our methods of treating their supporters are very different. We readily give full voice to abortion supporters, which in turn allows them to reveal all of who they are. We have no problem listening to pro-abortion statements. As for this open min...