People like to have clear-cut moral heuristics like “killing is bad.” This gives them an easy guide to making a morally correct decision and an easy guide to judging other’s actions as moral or immoral. This requires simplifying multidimensional situations into easily legible scenarios where a binary decision can be made. Thus you see people equating embryo disposal to first-degree murder, and others advocating for third-trimester abortion rights.
People like to have clear-cut moral heuristics like “killing is bad.” This gives them an easy guide to making a morally correct decision and an easy guide to judging other’s actions as moral or immoral. This requires simplifying multidimensional situations into easily legible scenarios where a binary decision can be made. Thus you see people equating embryo disposal to first-degree murder, and others advocating for third-trimester abortion rights.