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Originally Posted by willravel
My point is simply that propagation of the species is something demonstrated in every species as necessary. This doesn't suggest that everyone born is productive, but most everyone who is born carries with him or her the opportunity to reproduce.
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I don't disagree with this. But there is a difference between the general necessity for humans to reproduce and the fact that there are many instances where reproduction has been anything but beneficial to everyone involved. The distinction you're making is not represented in any of the definitions of parasite that i've seen.
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If you're speaking of abortions as a form of population control, you'll likely be met with strong disagreement. As of right now there is no solution for overpopulation that doesn't involve a human rights disaster.
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I'm not saying that abortions are an effective policy for population control, or that i think that they should be mandatory. What i am saying is that there might be just as much reason to believe that abortion will damage humanity's prospects for the future as improve humanity's prospects for the future. That is to say either perspective is speculative and tenuous.