In Values We Live By (one of my Philosophy modules at university where we debate about and analyse moral and ethical issues) we've been discussing abortion, and the liberal, conservative and religious standpoints standpoints around it.
It got me thinking - what constitutes a 'life', a 'human being', or a 'person'? Is it down to choosing an appropriate cutoff point, a certain stage during its development when a foetus can or cannot be aborted? Or is the very potential for life from the moment of conception arguably a reason to criminalise abortion altogether? Where do you stand?
My friend and I were discussing this and he linked me to some incredible photographs of babies at various different stages of development in the womb. To see all the pictures and the Telegraph article, click here.
8 weeks
16 weeks
18 weeks
Photographs by Lennart Nilsson
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