That’s it?! I hope, for your own sake, that you are not a woman.
This is highly debatable. I don’t think humanity is inherently “good” or “bad”, “constructive” or “destructive” – we have the capacity to be either. My perspective is that we are inherently disorganized in virtue. In other words, we aren’t inherently indifferent either; we become naturally invested in the virtues we cultivate.
The rest of humanity being men? There are still fundamental differences between a male and female, ‘man’ and ‘woman’, that go beyond mere aesthetics.
How so (more than anyone else)? Men act in the best interest of their offspring as well; no? We may not physically carry the child, but men do seek protection and stability for the child, even during pregnancy. I’ve even met some couples in which the men seem more concerned about the child (yet unborn, or otherwise) than the woman.
The physical act of ‘carrying life’ is morally inferior to the sentimental investment in that life. A woman carrying a child is not morally superior to anyone, that is not a difficult task to achieve. A woman carrying a child that she cares about, or is emotionally invested in, is morally superior - in a way - simply because her personal ethic must now act in the best interest of more than one life. Men who become emotionally invested act in this way too though, so I’m not sure the act of physically carrying a baby adds any moral value to a person (in fact, in some cases, it can degrade the moral integrity of person).
She has right to terminate simply because she is now responsible for the life, as is (or should be) the father. The only difference is that the father is not physically connected to the child until it is born. Inconvenience, in my opinion, is irrelevant from a moral stand point. A woman has a right to not get pregnant because of superficial preference as such, but termination of a life must be considered in a bit more depth. A woman does, indeed, have a right to choose – what that choice is predicated upon is a moral dilemma, however it seems that moral decisions are often based on perceived practicality at this point. This is where the decisions often become immoral, or even amoral, in my opinion.
For example, you may have one woman who aborts because having a kid won’t fit with her desire to go to the bar every night and get hammered. Whereas another woman may choose to abort a baby that is a product of sexual assault.
In my opinion the former is an example of immorality in the choice to abort, while the latter is a case of amoral choice. Both based on moral practicality, as the former knows that partying every night would damage a baby and give it a terrible environment to grow up in, while the latter might expect to resent the child for being a product of something traumatic.
All in all though, I still don’t see how this makes a woman morally superior. Ideally, the male counterpart should be equally invested in the child, as well as the dilemma as to whether or not having the baby is morally practical.
Excellent observation. Very true.
Awsome.