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Originally Posted by CSfilm
Ok. Ignore the law. Ignore how people would react to her. Also ignore considerations of aberrant behaviour.
My question is:
Is a mother who physically abuses a very young child doing anything morally wrong?
If the answer to this question is 'yes', then why is it wrong.?
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Re-reading, I didn't answer this enough.
First, the reaction of other people to the act is has impact on it's morality.
Second, if that newborn grows into an intelligent being who is affected by the abuse, there is harm.
Third, I could concieve of a situation where a mother kills a newborn infant, and has done nothing morally wrong, as far as I am concerned.
My apologies for being overly flippant in my initial response.