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Full Idea
If an unwanted child is conceived, abortion should be procured before the embryo has acquired life and sensation.
Gist of Idea
Abortions should be procured before the embryo has acquired life and sensation
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1335b24)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.443
A Reaction
A salient reminder that ancient people also had to think about the question of abortion. Some cultures seem unbothered by concerns, but not Arfistotle.