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Originally Posted by You Are Gay
I believe that the reason given why disabled babies (who could only ever be a drain on societies resources) are allowed to live is because "it's wrong to kill". Society however allows the death of soldiers, foreign combatants and unborn babies. As such killing is acceptable, just not in this case.
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It's wrong to kill people. However abortion doesn't necessarily kill people. Abortions in this country are done pretty early (first trimester is it? I can't remember), the logic being that the embryo / foetus hasn't become sentient yet and so can't really be considered a person.
As for why we kill people during war time, well, it's war innit. If we didn't kill people then it wouldn't be much of a war would it!