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90. Peter Singer Isn’t a Saint, But He’s Better Than Steve Levitt

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Are You Killing an Innocent Living Human Being?

The wrongness of killing a being depends on the characteristics that the being has, not on the species. I don't think that abortion raises a huge moral issue. The fact that a woman does not want to continue to be pregnant is sufficient to say that she is entirely justified to end that pregnancy. And for that reason, it's not wrong to end the life of an embryo or fetus before there's a capacity to feel pain.

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