Full Idea
Abortion differs morally from deliberate non-conception only in its side-effects.
Gist of Idea
Abortion differs morally from deliberate non-conception only in its side-effects
Source
Jonathan Glover (Causing Death and Saving Lives [1977], §11.4)
Book Reference
Glover,Jonathan: 'Causing Death and Saving Lives' [Penguin 1982], p.144
A Reaction
This conclusion follows from a denial of any intrinsic value to a foetus, which in turns seems to imply that an adult human has no intrinsic value. Something must have intrinsic value, or nothing has any value at all.