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I wonder how many vegans are agaisnt abortion after 1 month on the grounds it has a brain (granted not to the level of sophistication of an adult human)... I also wonder how they could possibly reconcile that with their vegan position.
As a side note prior to 1 month the fetus has no neurons, so i can see an abortion as "vegan" prior to 1 month. But an abortion after one month i cant see any way to justify that as compatible with veganism.
Please feel free to share your thoughts if you wish.
@freemo Well, you're describing only one motivation of many for veganism, but for that particular motivation, I'd generally agree.
That said, making the personal choice to abstain may not necessarily translate into wanting to impose that decision on others... i.e. someone can simultaneously be both pro-choice and decide that an abortion would never be morally appropriate for themselves.
@louis All reasonable points. I do assume we are talking about ethical vegans opposed to killing and not health vegans or best-for-society vegans (econology).
And yea, I could also see consistent logic in being vegan and not being willing to have an abortion yourself but also wanting it to be legal for others. That said if a vegan took that stance of abstain-but-legal to truely be consistent they would have to also they they feel the sale of meat should remain legal and would oppose any effort to outlaw meat on ethical grounds.
@freemo And I think that's generally true. Most vegans will talk your ear off about it at the drop of a hat, but only a militant minority want to actually outlaw meat.